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Rama, Lakshmana and Ravana

Painting
19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Painting, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, depicting an episode from the Ramayana; Rama and Lakshmana shooting arrows into the breast of Ravana, the King of Lanka. Ravana has nine heads, surmounted by a horse head, and twenty arms holding weapons, among the latter a matchlock gun, and the divine javelin, sakti. Hanuman leads his monkey army; Lanka is to the left, with Sita a prisoner in a palace.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleRama, Lakshmana and Ravana (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour and gold on paper
Brief description
Painting, Rama and Lakshmana shooting arrows into the breast of Ravana, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Delhi or Jaipur, 19th century
Physical description
Painting, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, depicting an episode from the Ramayana; Rama and Lakshmana shooting arrows into the breast of Ravana, the King of Lanka. Ravana has nine heads, surmounted by a horse head, and twenty arms holding weapons, among the latter a matchlock gun, and the divine javelin, sakti. Hanuman leads his monkey army; Lanka is to the left, with Sita a prisoner in a palace.
Dimensions
  • Image within innermost painted borders height: 248mm
  • Image within innermost painted borders width: 158mm
  • Height: 280mm
  • Width: 192mm
12/06/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013
Content description
Rama and Lakshmana shooting arrows into the breast of Ravana, the King of Lanka; Ravana has nine heads, surmounted by a horse head, and twenty arms holding weapons, among the latter a matchlock gun, and the divine javelin, sakti. Hanuman leads his monkey army; Lanka is to the left, with Sita a prisoner in a palace.
Style
Credit line
Purchased from J. Procter, Watson, Esq., 1 Church Gate Street, The Fort, Bombay
Subjects depicted
Literary referenceRamayana
Collection
Accession number
IM.293-1914

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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