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Shiva Panchanana

Painting
ca. 1890 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Kolkata (made)

Painting, in watercolour on paper, Shiva Panchanana (Shiva depicted with five faces, or aspects).


Object details

Categories
Paintings
Drawings
Hinduism
Religion
Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Object type
Painting
TitleShiva Panchanana (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Drawn and painted in watercolour on paper
Water-Colour
Paint
Paper
Painted
Drawn
Brief description
Painting, Shiva Panchanana, watercolour on paper, Kolkata, ca. 1890
Physical description
Painting, in watercolour on paper, Shiva Panchanana (Shiva depicted with five faces, or aspects).
Dimensions
  • Height: 453mm
  • Width: 278mm
  • Card onto which object mounted height: 474mm
  • Card onto which object mounted width: 294mm
12/06/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013.
Content description
Shiva Panchanana (Shiva depicted with five faces, or aspects).
Style
Kalighat
Credit line
Given by Ernest H. Hindley, Esq., Lightcliffe[?], Shepherd's Hill, Highgate, N
Subjects depicted
Deity
Shiva
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IM.116-1914

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O404760/shiva-panchanana-painting-unknown/
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