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Durga and Nisumbha

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

Painting, in watercolour and tin alloy on cardboard, Durga slaying the demon Nisumbha.


Object details

Categories
Paintings
Religion
Hinduism
Myths & Legends
Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Object type
Painting
TitleDurga and Nisumbha (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted in watercolour and tin alloy on cardboard
Watercolour
Paint
Tin Alloy
Cardboard
Painted
Brief description
Painting, Durga slaying Nisumbha, watercolour and tin alloy on cardboard, Kalighat, Kolkata, ca. 1890
Physical description
Painting, in watercolour and tin alloy on cardboard, Durga slaying the demon Nisumbha.
Content description
Durga slaying the demon Nisumbha.
Marks and inscriptions
(inscribed in Bengali)
Transliteration
'nisambhu badha'
Subjects depicted
Death
Deity
Demon
Lion
Death
Durga
Nisumbha
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IS.152-1959

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O432642/durga-and-nisumbha-painting-unknown/
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