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Krishna on the snake Kaliya

Legend from the life of the god Krishna. He dances on the head of the snake demon Kaliya, who has poisoned the waters of the Yamuna. Kaliya's wives beg for mercy so that Krishna does not kill him. The horizontally stepped composition, the large yellow background, the red border with the fine golden stripe and the style of the trees are typical of miniatures from the Punjab and parts of Rajasthan. The painting was purchased in Ramgarh near Churn in the Shekhavati region.

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
Reverse glass painting
Dimensions
Höhe: 44 cm inkl. Rahmen
Breite: 34 cm inkl. Rahmen
Material/Technique
Glass
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
I C 49784

Provenance and sources

when
1st half 20th cent.
where
India
Rajasthan [Bundesstaat]
Shekhavati (Shekhawati) [Region]

who
Leander A. Feiler - Collectors

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