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Shiva and Parvati

Drawing
late 18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A brush drawing in ink on paper, depicting Shiva and Parvati in a forest glade.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleShiva and Parvati (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Drawn with a brush in ink on paper. The ink is made up of lamp-black with water and a gum binder, usually gum arabic (hardened tree sap)
Brief description
Brush drawing, Shiva and Parvati, in ink on paper, Rajasthan, late 18th century
Physical description
A brush drawing in ink on paper, depicting Shiva and Parvati in a forest glade.
Dimensions
  • Cardboard mount to which object attached; also absolute maximum dimension of object height: 285mm (absolute maximum (object))
  • Cardboard mount to which object attached; also absolute maximum dimension of object width: 200mm (absolute maximum (object))
08/05/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013; not possible to accurately measure object due to the way in which it is mounted
Content description
Shiva and Parvati in a forest glade.
Style
Credit line
Given by Colonel T. G. Gayer-Anderson, CMG, DSO, and his twin brother Major R. G. Gayer- Anderson, Pasha.
Object history
From the Gayer-Anderson collection.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
IS.451-1952

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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