Leaf from a Kalighat album: Maid bringing a hookah to a lady (recto); Krishna weighed against precious objects(?) (verso)
Recto: Two women with yellow skin tone, one wearing a green sari and holding a hookah pipe, the other wearing a red sari and holding a flower. The women are standing, facing each other. Verso: A scene depicting people weighing objects on a scale, with a building and tree in the background. There are several individuals present, some standing on a platform and others on the ground, and a triangular scale with objects hanging from it.
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- 900 × 573 px
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