Rosette with the Names of Shah Jahan

وردة أسماء شاه جهان

"Rosette Bearing the Names and Titles of Shah Jahan", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album; Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession 55.121.10.39.

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A gilded rose carrying the names and titles of Shah Jahan from his album, India; about 1645, the divan of the Shah Jahani calligrapher. Held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1

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Arabesque· Girih· Hedwig glass· Islamic calligraphy· Islamic geometric patterns· Islamic lustreware· Kubachi ware· Mahmal

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islam.museum contributors. “Rosette with the Names of Shah Jahan”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/object/warda-shah-jahan/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.

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