One of twenty-eight paintings, fifteen depicting occupations, thirteen depicting deities.
Painting
ca. 1850 (made)
ca. 1850 (made)
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This painting depicts Ardhanarishvara, the composite male-female form of Shiva.
Object details
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| Title | One of twenty-eight paintings, fifteen depicting occupations, thirteen depicting deities. (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Gouache on mica |
| Brief description | Painting; gouache on mica, Ardhanarishvara, the composite male-female form of Shiva, Trichinopoly, ca.1850 |
| Physical description | This painting depicts Ardhanarishvara, the composite male-female form of Shiva. |
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| Object history | Historically, the term hermaphrodite was used to describe people born with sex characteristics which do not fit the typical definitions for male or female bodies. The word intersex has come into preferred usage for humans, since the word hermaphrodite is now considered to be stigmatizing as well as clinically problematic. The term is repeated in this record in its original historical context. Presented by Queen Mary, 1923 |
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| Bibliographic reference | Archer, Mildred. Company Paintings Indian Paintings of the British period
Victoria and Albert Museum Indian Series London: Victoria and Albert Museum, Maplin Publishing, 1992 211 p. ISBN 0944142303 |
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| Accession number | IM.179-1923 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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