M0008943: Churning of the Ocean of Milk by Kurma, avatar of Vishnu
- Date:
- 24 September 1943
- Archives and manuscripts
About this work
Description
Gouache painting by an Indian painter of Kurma the tortoise, the second of ten avatars of Vishnu, churning the ocean of milk, as occurred in the Satya Yuga of the 1st Age. Related images: M0001247
Publication/Creation
24 September 1943
Physical description
1 photograph
glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm
glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm
Related material
Wellcome Collection holds the item depicted in the glass plate negative: 577284i
Notes
Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.
Terms of use
Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item By Appointment.
Type/Technique
Languages
Where to find it
Location of original
Wellcome Library; GB.
Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request