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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2009.202.164
Title
Two Wrestlers
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
c. 1860
Places
Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan
Culture
Indian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/183224

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Ink and opaque watercolor on paper; Rajput Style
Dimensions
24 x 36 cm (9 7/16 x 14 3/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Stuart Cary Welch (by 1973 - 2008,) by descent; to his estate (2008-2009,) gift; to Harvard Art Museum.

Notes:
Object was part of temporary loan to Museum in 1973.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The Stuart Cary Welch Collection, Gift of Edith I. Welch in memory of Stuart Cary Welch
Accession Year
2009
Object Number
2009.202.164
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Two wrestlers dominate the page. The one on the left charges into the chest of the other, grabbing his left thigh and his waist. The opponent grabs his upper body. They are bare-chested, have shaved heads with a small pony tail, facial hair, and wear earrings. Rajput Style.

Verification Level

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