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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2009.202.125
Title
Sketches of an Animal Combat (above) and Durga Mounted and Accompanied by Attendants (below)
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
18th century
Places
Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan
Culture
Indian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/217652

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Ink on paper; Rajput Style, Kota School
Dimensions
15.2 x 11.5 cm (6 x 4 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Stuart Cary Welch (by 1969 - 2008,) by descent; to his estate (2008-2009,) gift; to Harvard Art Museum.

Notes:
Object was part of temporary loan to Museum in 1969.

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
2009.202.125
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
The top of the page depicts a lion and a makara, a crocodile-like creature of Hindu mythology, locked in combat among tall blades of grass. At the bottom is the Hindu goddess Durga, astride a fanciful, lion-like creature. She wears a crown topped with a large lotus blossom and wields a shield, mace, bow, and a khanda, a type of sword. Flames of piety flicker behind her head. The creature she is mounted on has a long snout, a long tail that curves upward, and large lion-like paws. Durga and her mount are flanked by two attendants. The one on the left follows behind, carrying a tray of delicacies. The one on the right trails off the edge of the paper. Rajput Style, Kota School.

Verification Level

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