Painting
19th century (made)
| Place of origin |
Painting of a female figure whose hands support a parrot and a hare or rabbit. The figure is within a cartouche surmounted by a crown and with scrolling vegetation below. Inscribed at the top in English 'the 27 Sekat [?] or the Sighns [sic] of the stars'. One of a group of drawings of Hindu and Buddhist deities and signs of the zodiac.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Painting on paper |
| Brief description | Painting of a figure, zodiac, Sri Lanka. |
| Physical description | Painting of a female figure whose hands support a parrot and a hare or rabbit. The figure is within a cartouche surmounted by a crown and with scrolling vegetation below. Inscribed at the top in English 'the 27 Sekat [?] or the Sighns [sic] of the stars'. One of a group of drawings of Hindu and Buddhist deities and signs of the zodiac. |
| Other number | 9260 - Previous number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | AL.9260:8 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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