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Maru Ragini, from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies)

1650–80
Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

The warrior’s belt is called a kamarband in Persian and is the origin of the English cummerbund.

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