Shiva with eight arms trampling a demon. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.

Date:
[between 1800 and 1899?]
Reference:
581758i
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Hindu deities; Captain Cook's voyages; and Indian figure types
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Shiva with eight arms trampling a demon. Gouache painting by an Indian artist. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The Hindu god Shiva with his customary attributes, including a tiger skin, a trident, a bow and a small hourglass-shaped drum

Publication/Creation

[India], [between 1800 and 1899?]

Physical description

1 painting : (album page 10, painting number 29) : gouache ; image 17.5 x 12 cm

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Reference

Wellcome Collection 581758i

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