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Duhshashana and Bhagadatta

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

Painting, in watercolour and tin alloy on cardboard, Duhshashana, younger brother of the Kaurava, Duryodhana, in combat with Bhagadatta, king of Kamrup and ally of the Pandavas in the Mahabharata.


Object details

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Object type
TitleDuhshashana and Bhagadatta (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted in watercolour and tin alloy on cardboard
Brief description
Painting, Duhshashana in combat with Bhagadatta, watercolour and tin alloy on cardboard, Kalighat, Kolkata, ca. 1890
Physical description
Painting, in watercolour and tin alloy on cardboard, Duhshashana, younger brother of the Kaurava, Duryodhana, in combat with Bhagadatta, king of Kamrup and ally of the Pandavas in the Mahabharata.
Content description
Duhshashana, younger brother of the Kaurava, Duryodhana, in combat with Bhagadatta, king of Kamrup and ally of the Pandavas.
Style
Marks and inscriptions
(inscribed in Bengali)
Transliteration
'dushaha bhagadatta'
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
IS.101-1959

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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