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| Keywords: Viṣṇu as Vāmana, the dwarf incarnation, about to draw water from a well..jpg en Vamana the dwarf incarnation of Vishnu Mughal India about 1610 Opaque watercolour and gold on paper Mughal artists depicted Hindu religious and narrative subjects and this painting of Vamana may have been based on an actual dark-skinned dwarf Despite his simple clothing Vamana carries an elegant gold ewer and wears several strands of beads and an earring Although the light brown beads may have been seeds or made of wood the white ones appear to be pearls or possibly shells 1610 http //www britishmuseum org/research/search_the_collection_database/search_object_details aspx objectid 231481 partid 1 searchText mughal fromADBC ad toADBC ad numpages 10 images on orig 2fresearch 2fsearch_the_collection_database aspx currentPage 9 Mughal Style PD-old-100 17th-century Mughal miniatures Watercolor paintings of people of India Vamana | ||||
