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Rama and Sita

Scroll Painting
ca. 1830 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Scroll painting, gouache on paper, scenes from the Ramayana. Rama and Sita with human and demon worshippers.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleRama and Sita (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted in gouache on paper
Brief description
Scroll painting, scene from the Ramayana, Rama and Sita with human and demon worshippers, by an artist of the Patua caste, gouache on paper, West Bengal, ca. 1830
Physical description
Scroll painting, gouache on paper, scenes from the Ramayana. Rama and Sita with human and demon worshippers.
Content description
Scenes from the Ramayana.
Credit line
Purchased with Art Fund support
Subjects depicted
Literary referenceRamayana
Collection
Accession number
IS.107:7-1955

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Record createdAugust 8, 2013
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