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Shiva seated with Ganesha on his lap
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Details
- Associated place
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Asia › India › east India › West Bengal › Kolkata (place of creation)
- Date
- c. 1890
- Material and technique
- watercolour with silver on card
- Dimensions
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mount 40.2 x 27.7 cm (height x width)
page 18.4 x 12.5 cm (height x width)
painting 13.8 x 8.6 cm (height x width)
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Presented by Stuart Durant, 1987.
- Accession no.
- EA1987.20
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Glossary
Ganesha
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Ganesha
Chubby elephant-headed Hindu deity and son of Shiva and Parvati. He is the god of wisdom, bestower of wealth, and remover of obstacles who is invoked at the beginning of any enterprise.
Location
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First floor | Room 29 | Eastern Art Paintings
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First floor | Room 29 | Eastern Art Paintings
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