A four armed Sinhalese devil killing an elephant by piercing it with a spear and drinking its blood. Gouache painting by a Sri Lankan artist.

Date:
[between 1800 and 1899?]
Reference:
577276i
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Publication/Creation

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

Physical description

1 painting : gouache painting, with pen and ink ; image 27 x 14.5 cm

Lettering

The devil called Mahasohan[?]

Reference

Wellcome Collection 577276i

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