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Gayatri

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The five-headed goddess Gayatri (embodiment of a hymn) sits on an open lotus flower, the stem of which forms a mandorla around her, on which mantras are inscribed in Devanagari script; further holy persons at the corners of the picture, also inscribed. Stamp of the Ravi Varma Press at bottom left. SM8HF

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Cataloguing data

Object type
Colour printing
Dimensions
Height: 36,2 cm
Width: 25 cm
Material/Technique
Paper
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
I C 48123

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    2nd half of the 20th century
    where
    India
    Mumbai
    Moti Bazaar
  • Collecting
    who
    Hans VazDias - Collectors
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    Purchase 1989
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    South and Southeast Asia

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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