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Painting

ca. 1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Rajasthan (made)

A Ragamala painting on in opaque watercolour on paper depicting Bhairavi ragini,a lady and three maidservants worshipping at a Shiva lingam.


Object details

Categories
Paintings
Hinduism
Religion
Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Object type
Painting
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour on paper
Opaque Watercolour
Paper
Paint
Painted
Brief description
Painting, Bhairavi ragini, Ragamala, worshipping at Shiva lingam, opaque watercolour on paper, Rajasthan, ca. 1770
Physical description
A Ragamala painting on in opaque watercolour on paper depicting Bhairavi ragini,a lady and three maidservants worshipping at a Shiva lingam.
Dimensions
  • Height: 323mm
  • Width: 237mm
  • Image within innermost painted borders height: 260mm
  • Image within innermost painted borders width: 177mm
12/06/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013
Content description
Bhairavi ragini,a lady and three maidservants worshipping at a Shiva lingam.
Subjects depicted
Deity
Woman
Worship
Servants
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IS.174-1949

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
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