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Painting
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Painting
- Place of origin:
Calcutta, India (made)
- Date:
ca. 1880 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
unknown (production)
- Materials and Techniques:
Watercolour
- Museum number:
IM.2:72-1917
- Gallery location:
In Store
Physical description
Image of the ten-headed demon Ravana and Sita in a chariot held in the beak of the bird Jatayu, king of the vultures.
Place of Origin
Calcutta, India (made)
Date
ca. 1880 (made)
Artist/maker
unknown (production)
Materials and Techniques
Watercolour
Dimensions
Height: 16 in, Width: 11 in
Object history note
Jatayu was the king of vultures and a great devotee of Rama. When Ravana abducted Sita and carried her off the flying chariot, Jatayu engaged him in aerial battle to rescue her. Unsuccessful, he fell to earth, mortally wounded. It was from Jatayu that Rama found out about his wife's fate.
Descriptive line
Kalighat painting of the ten-headed demon Ravana and Sita sitting in the beak of Jatayu. Calcutta, ca. 1880.
Materials
Watercolour; Silver
Subjects depicted
Sita; Ravana; Jatayu
Categories
Paintings; Hinduism
Collection code
IND
