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# Painting

Opaque watercolour painting on paper of a message carrier and his wife. The message carrier stands holding an envelope with a red seal in his hand. Opposite him is his wife, who carries a large pot in the crook of her left arm.

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 1700–1799 CE

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1954-0410-0-20](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1954-0410-0-20) · Pramāṇa
