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Battle of Ravana and Jatayu, from sarga (chapter) 49 of the Aranya-kanda (Book of the Forest) from a Ramayana (Rama’s Journey) of Valmiki (Indian, active c. mid-1000s BC), c. 1605. Mughal, perhaps made at Datia for Raja Bir Singh Deo (r. 1605–27). Opaque watercolor on paper, text on verso;