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Gods and demons whisk the ocean of milk

Gods and demons whisk the milky ozena to extract the potion of immortality from it. The painting comes from a merchant's house in Lachhmangarh in the Shekhavati region. Belongs to the oldest group in the collection. The frame is painted with lacquer colours.

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
Reverse glass painting
Dimensions
Breite: 36,5 cm inkl. Rahmen
Höhe: 46,5 cm inkl. Rahmen
Material/Technique
Glass
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
I C 49785

Provenance and sources

when
Late 18th/early 19th cent.
where
India
Uttar Pradesh [Bundesstaat]
Awadh [Region]

who
Leander A. Feiler - Collectors

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