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A Courtier, Possibly Khan Alam, Holding a Spinel and a Deccan Sword

Govardhan

Cleveland Museum of Art

Man wearing a white turban with small black dots, a white shirt, white pants, and a brown robe with green and red floral patterns. He holds a red gem on a string in his right hand and a green sword with a gold handle in his left hand. He wears orange shoes. The background of the painting is beige. To the right of the painting is a page of writing in a foreign language, possibly Arabic or Persian, on beige paper with a green border. The page has brown spots and damage along the edges.

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900 × 661 px
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