Kali
Painting
ca. 1890 (made)
ca. 1890 (made)
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Painting, in watercolour and tin alloy on cardboard, the goddess Kali. She is depicted with four arms, abundant jewellery and a severed head in one hand.
Object details
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| Title | Kali (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted in watercolour and tin alloy on cardboard |
| Brief description | Painting, Kali, watercolour and tin alloy on cardboard, Kalighat, Kolkata, ca. 1890 |
| Physical description | Painting, in watercolour and tin alloy on cardboard, the goddess Kali. She is depicted with four arms, abundant jewellery and a severed head in one hand. |
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| Content description | The goddess Kali. |
| Marks and inscriptions | Note inscribed in Bengali Transliteration 'kali' |
| Object history | Rawson, Philip S., Hayward Gallery and Arts Council of Great Britain. Tantra. Hayward Gallery, London 30 September-7 November 1971. London, Arts Council of Great Britain, [1971]. p. 42, no. 175. |
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| Accession number | IS.155-1959 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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