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Ardhanari

Painting
ca. 1825 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Ardhanari created by the combination of Shiva with Parvati. The right half of this image depicts Shiva in a tiger skin skirt. The left half shows Parvati holding a lotus.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleArdhanari (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Gouache on water coloured paper
Brief description
Painting; gouache on watermarked paper, Ardhanari, the combination of Shiva with Parvati, Trichinopoly, South India, ca. 1825.
Physical description
Ardhanari created by the combination of Shiva with Parvati. The right half of this image depicts Shiva in a tiger skin skirt. The left half shows Parvati holding a lotus.
Dimensions
  • Length: 22cm
  • Width: 18cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
(Inscribed in Telugu only.)
Object history
Purchased from Mr A. Churchill, 1923.
Bibliographic reference
Archer, Mildred. Company Paintings Indian Paintings of the British period Victoria and Albert Museum Indian Series London: Victoria and Albert Museum, Maplin Publishing, 1992 31 p. ISBN 0944142303
Collection
Accession number
IM.445-1923

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Record createdSeptember 12, 2002
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