Rama and Sita enthroned (recto), from a Kalighat album

Date: c. 1890
Medium: Gum tempera, graphite, and ink on paper
Origin: Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
Collection: Cleveland Museum of Art

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