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Sindhu Raga

Cleveland Museum of Art

The painting depicts a battle scene titled "Sindhu Raga". The scene shows many people on horseback and some on foot, some wearing armor and wielding swords and shields. The scene depicts a large group of people fighting, with horses and people scattered throughout. Some people are on white horses, while others are on brown or black horses. The background of the scene is a blue sky at the top and a green field below. The image is framed by a yellow border with a red outer edge. The top of the image contains black text written in a foreign language. The scene shows chaos and confusion, with people and horses overlapping. The people in the scene wear various colored clothing including yellow, red, blue, and pink.

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546 × 900 px
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