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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1973.168.A
Title
Rama, Lakshmana, Bharata and Shatrughna in the arms of their mothers, while their father Dasharatha converses with priests (painting, recto; painting, verso), illustration from a Ramayana series
Classification
Manuscripts
Work Type
manuscript folio
Date
18th - 19th century
Places
Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan, Sirohi
Culture
Indian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/216293

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Opaque watercolor on paper
Dimensions
25.7 x 30.6 cm (10 1/8 x 12 1/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of John Kenneth Galbraith
Accession Year
1973
Object Number
1973.168.A
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
This double-sided folio possibly belongs to a Ramayana manuscript produced in Sirohi. Other folios from the same manuscript in the Harvard Art Museums’ collections are 1973.164, 1973.165, 1973.166.A, 1973.166.B, 1973.167, 1973.168.B, 1973.169, 1973.170.A, 1973.170.B, 1973.171. Rajput, Rajasthani, Sirohi School.

Verification Level

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