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Container Reference (shelfmark) Add Or 4164-4175 Language Not applicable Subject Musical Instruments

1. Add Or 4169

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 4169
Title:
Boar avatar of Vishnu, four-armed carrying club and deer and playing a double-ended drum (Mridangam). One of 12 paintings on mica sheets depicting Hindu divinities.
Scope & Content:
Boar avatar of Vishnu, four-armed carrying club and deer and playing a double-ended drum (‘Mridangam’). Inscribed: ‘Kurma avataran (Vishnu)’. Note: This seems more Saiva than Vishnu. ‘Kurma’ avatar is the tortoise.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1850
Extent:
1 Item

2. Add Or 4173

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 4173
Title:
Kalki, the tenth avatara, horse-headed and playing the tanbura. One of 12 paintings on mica sheets depicting Hindu divinities.
Scope & Content:
Kalki, the tenth avatara, horse-headed and playing the ‘tanbura’. Inscribed: ‘Kalki’.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1850
Extent:
1 Item

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