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Matsya Avatar of Vishnu: The Slaying of Sankh asura

1730-1740

Indian

53.27

Not currently on view

goldleafgold leafpaper

Artwork Details

Nationality
Indian
Creation Date
1730-1740
Creation Location
Punjab, India
Materials
gouache and gold leaf on paper
Object Types
watercolors
Dimensions

8-1/4 x 5-15/16 in. (image) 8-3/8 x 6-1/8 in. (sheet) 10-1/2 x 7-1/2 in. (mount)

Accession Number
53.27
Credit Line

Julius F. Pratt Fund

Copyright
Public Domain
Collection

Prints, Drawings, and Photographs

Color Palette

(Nasli Heeramaneck, New York, New York); purchased by the John Herron Art Institute now the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1953.


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