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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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Cataloguing data

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

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    Late 18th/early 19th cent.
    where
    India
    Uttar Pradesh
    Awadh
  • Collecting
    who
    Leander A. Feiler - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    South and Southeast Asia

Information about the record

Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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