A king (?) conducting a havan (prayer ceremony) by offering a human head placed on a large spoon to the fire god. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.

Date:
[between 1800 and 1899?]
Reference:
581955i
Part of:
Hindu deities; Captain Cook's voyages; and Indian figure types
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Publication/Creation

[India], [between 1800 and 1899?]

Physical description

1 painting : (album page 28, painting numbers 83) : gouache ; image 18.5 x 13 cm

Lettering

Tresink Mahar Rajah

Reference

Wellcome Collection 581955i

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