A Sinhalese four armed devil standing on top of a dead body sucking the blood through two long sticks with a peacock (?) perched on each shoulder. Gouache painting by a Sri Lankan artist.

Date:
[between 1800 and 1899?]
Reference:
577274i
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Publication/Creation

[Sri Lanka], [between 1800 and 1899?]

Physical description

1 painting : gouache painting, with pen and ink ; image 25 x 18 cm

Lettering

The devil called Ammoosohon

Reference

Wellcome Collection 577274i

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