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18th century · Ink and opaque watercolor on paper · Asian Art

The elephant-headed god Ganesha holds a goad and a bowl of sweets. Shiva, mounted on his bull, Nandi, catches the celestial Ganges river in his hair, which can be seen flowing in an arch to the ground from the top of his head. The goddess Durga carries a trident in one of her four arms, and rides her tiger mount. This colored drawing is possibly a fragment of a long scroll.

Artist

Unknown

Date

18th century

Medium

Ink and opaque watercolor on paper

Culture

India, Western Rajasthan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Cynthia Hazen Polsky and Leon B. Polsky Fund, 2004