Two Hindu ascetics or holy men, one holding a sword in a scabbard (left), the other smoking a hookah (right). Gouache painting, ca. 1880 (?).

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Two Hindu ascetics or holy men, one holding a sword in a scabbard (left), the other smoking a hookah (right). Gouache painting, ca. 1880 (?). Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The men are bearded, have long dark hair and wear saffron loincloths, earrings and beads. The sword bearer wears a gold belt across his right shoulder and the smoker wears a tigerskin over his left shoulder

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1 painting : gouache, with watercolour and gold ; sheet 16.2 x 10.8 cm

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Wellcome Collection 566503i

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