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# Painting

Opaque watercolour painting of a man, possibly a dubash (interpreter) or business man, wearing a wide jama, tied on the left side of his chest with a sash at the waist, and a tightly wound red turban. On his forehead is a Vaishnava namam (emblem).

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 1750–1799 CE

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1974-0617-0-7-13](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1974-0617-0-7-13) · Pramāṇa
