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Painting

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

Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, depicting Shiva seated in eight yogic postures, sitting on a tiger skin, against a green background.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour on paper
Brief description
Painting, Shiva in eight yogic postures, opaque watercolour on paper, Murshidabad, India, late 18th century
Physical description
Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, depicting Shiva seated in eight yogic postures, sitting on a tiger skin, against a green background.
Dimensions
  • Height: 228mm
  • Width: 171mm
14/08/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013
Content description
Shiva seated in eight yogic postures, sitting on a tiger skin, against a green background.
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.238-1952

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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