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Project / Collection Polier Collection Archive Reference (shelfmark) Or 4769-4770 Subject Agriculture

1. Or 4769, f.16

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 4769, f.16
Title:
Krishna standing beneath a flowering tree wearing a peacock crown and carrying his flute and a jewelled cup watches his brother Balabhadra wielding a plough to divert the course of the Jumna river.
Scope & Content:
Krishna standing beneath a flowering tree wearing a peacock crown and carrying his flute and a jewelled cup (gold flasks and another cup are at his feet), and coloured the same grey-blue colour as Rama beforehand, watches his brother Balabhadra wielding a plough against the rocks which have open...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

2. Or 4769, f.24

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 4769, f.24
Title:
Baladeva, white, crowned, jewelled and haloed, standing holding a plough in his right hand and a pestle in his left, with noticeable shadow to the right.
Scope & Content:
Baladeva, white, crowned, jewelled and haloed, standing holding a plough in his right hand and a pestle in his left, with noticeable shadow to the right. Inscribed in Persian below: ‘baldev.’ ‘24. Baldaio or Bulbhader – Krishen’s brother armed with an Indian plough and a wooden rice pestle his...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

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