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Parvati worshipping the Shiva Lingam (reverse: maids dressing a woman's hair)
Indian, Pahari
about 1850–75
Object Place: Kangra style, Punjab Hills, Northern India
Medium/Technique
Ink on paper
Dimensions
Overall: 22 x 17.2 cm (8 11/16 x 6 3/4 in.)
Image: 19.7 x 13 cm (7 3/4 x 5 1/8 in.)
Image: 19.7 x 13 cm (7 3/4 x 5 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Ross-Coomaraswamy Collection
Accession Number17.2563
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CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsDrawings
Marks
Stamp on reverse:
S. Bahadur Shah
Dealer in Quriosities
Mochee Gate Lahore
S. Bahadur Shah
Dealer in Quriosities
Mochee Gate Lahore
ProvenanceAbout 1910, probably sold by S. Bahadur Shah (dealer), Mochi Gate, Lahore, to Ananda K. Coomaraswamy (b. 1887 - d. 1947), Needham, MA; 1917, sold by Ananda K. Coomaraswamy to Denman Waldo Ross (b. 1853 - d. 1935), Cambridge, MA; 1917, given by Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA. (Accession date: April 5, 1917)