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The Temple of Shiva at Jambukeshvara near Shrirangam.

Painting
ca. 1820 - ca. 1825 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The Temple of Shiva at Jambukeshvara near Shrirangam. In the court on the right is the garlanded lingam under the Jambu tree, and in the left court is the green-skinned goddess Akilandeswari.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Temple of Shiva at Jambukeshvara near Shrirangam. (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Gouache on watermarked paper
Brief description
Painting; gouache on watermarked paper, The Temple of Shiva at Jambukeshvara near Shrirangam, Trichinopoly, ca. 1825.
Physical description
The Temple of Shiva at Jambukeshvara near Shrirangam. In the court on the right is the garlanded lingam under the Jambu tree, and in the left court is the green-skinned goddess Akilandeswari.
Dimensions
  • Height: 22cm
  • Width: 18cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • (Inscription; decoration; Telugu; Telugu; Beneath illustration)
  • '21. Jambookistnasawmy under the Tree and the Goddess Agheelanda Easwery at ... [illegible]' (Inscription; decoration; English; Roman; Beneath illustration)
Object history
Purchased from Mr A. Churchill, 1923.
Subject depicted
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 26, 27 p. ISBN 0944142303
Collection
Accession number
IM.375-1923

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Record createdJuly 20, 2000
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