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Rama holding a bow and a crescent tipped arrow

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

Rama, the seventh avatara of Vishnu, holding a bow and a crescent tipped arrow. From a series of 100 drawings of Hindu deities created in South India.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleRama holding a bow and a crescent tipped arrow (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Gouache on watermarked paper dated 1820
Brief description
Painting; gouache on watermarked paper, Rama holding a bow and a crescent tipped arrow, Trichinopoly, ca.1825.
Physical description
Rama, the seventh avatara of Vishnu, holding a bow and a crescent tipped arrow. From a series of 100 drawings of Hindu deities created in South India.
Dimensions
  • Length: 22cm
  • Width: 18cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'Vistnoo came on to this world by name Ramah to kill Ravana and Combacarnah as well as other giants.' (Inscribed with titles in Telugu with broken english translations.)
Object history
Purchased from Mr A. Churchill, 1923.
Subjects 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 30 p. ISBN 0944142303
Collection
Accession number
IM.426-1923

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Record createdOctober 2, 2002
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