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# Painting

Painting, in opaque watercolour and gold on card, tinted to imitate leather, a portrait of a young begam, turned slightly to the left, nude to the waist. Draped over her head and falling down the back is a gold-edged muslin veil.

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

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-241-1921](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-241-1921) · Pramāṇa
