Ganga
Painting
ca. 1850 (made)
ca. 1850 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Painting, watercolour on paper, with tin alloy details, the goddess Ganga, enthroned, seated on a fish.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Ganga (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted in watercolour on paper, with tin alloy details |
| Brief description | Painting, Ganga, watercolour and tin alloy on paper, Kalighat, Kolkata, ca. 1850 |
| Physical description | Painting, watercolour on paper, with tin alloy details, the goddess Ganga, enthroned, seated on a fish. |
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| Content description | The goddess Ganga, enthroned. |
| Style | |
| Object history | The painting was originally acquired from G. Wild, by the Department of Prints and Drawings in 1889. RP 51/2237 |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | D.665-1889 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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