Mask of Vaikuntha Vishnu, late 5th century. Learn more about 5th century masks
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Domingo Paes (b. n.d.; d. n.d.) was a Portuguese horse trader who visited Vijayanagara, the capital of the Vijayanagara empire, in c. 1520, during the reign of Krishnadevaraya. Historians consider his account of the capital to be a detailed and accurate source.