# Portrait Jewel of Emperor Jahangir

- Date: early 1600s
- Medium: Gum tempera and gold on paper
- Classification: Painting
- Dimensions: Image: 4.8 x 3.2 cm (1 7/8 x 1 1/4 in.)
- Culture: Mughal India, court of Jahangir (reigned 1605–27)
- Credit line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Museum: [Cleveland Museum of Art](https://clevelandart.org/art/1944.496)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/cma/1944.496/1944.496_web.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

The fourth Mughal emperor of India, Jahangir, had tiny portraits of himself made to give as gifts to his friends, family, and nobles of the court as a sign of royal favor. These portraits were mounted and worn as jewels or turban ornaments. The carpet or textile under his hands references the covered rail of a balcony where the emperor addressed the public three times a day to hear complaints or petitions.