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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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. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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

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

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The devil called Ammoosohon

Reference

Wellcome Collection 577274i

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