Painting
ca. 1860 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, Shiva Panchanana (five-faced Shiva).
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, Shiva Panchanana, opaque watercolour on paper, Kalighat, Kolkata, ca. 1860 |
| Physical description | Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, Shiva Panchanana (five-faced Shiva). |
| Content description | Shiva Panchanana (five-faced Shiva). |
| Style | |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'God Mahadeb or Seeva' |
| Object history | Given by John Irwin, London, 1950 |
| Subject depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Sinha, Suhashini, and Panda, C, eds. Kalighat Paintings from the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London and Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 2012. ISBN 1851776656.
p. 47 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.463-1950 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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