painting
- Museum number
- 1880,0.2023
- Description
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Watercolour painting on paper of a fierce male deity. He is shown with blue skin and wearing only a loincloth. He has a garland of skulls and a large snake is draped around his neck. His hair is dishevelled and hangs down below his waist. He has large black earrings and large teeth. His third eye is open and he has a crescent shaped mark on his forehead. He has four pairs of arms, on the left he holds the noose, a bell, a skull and an empty hand. On the right he holds the trishula (trident), a damaru (hourglass shaped drum), a sword and an ankusha (elephant goad). The painting is surrounded by a black border.
- Production date
- 19thC(early)
- Dimensions
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Height: 28.80 centimetres
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Width: 23.70 centimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Location
- Not on display
- Department
- Asia
- Registration number
- 1880,0.2023