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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2009.202.246
Title
Two Llamas
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
painting
Date
c. 1870
Places
Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan, Jaipur
Culture
Indian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/217077

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Opaque watercolor on paper
Dimensions
22 x 30 cm (8 11/16 x 11 13/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Stuart Cary Welch (by 1983 - 2008,) by descent; to his estate (2008-2009,) gift; to Harvard Art Museum.

Notes:
Object was part of long-term loan to Museum in 1983.

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
2009.202.246
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
The page depicts to llamas facing opposite directions. On the left is a larger tan-colored llama with a gray-colored head and a white belly. Around the base of its neck is a rope with part of a chain hanging from it, denoting that the animal is domestic. On the right is a smaller, younger llama that is dark brown in color.

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