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Krishna on the snake Kaliya

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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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Cataloguing data

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

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    1st half 20th cent.
    where
    India
    Rajasthan
    Shekhavati (Shekhawati)
  • Collecting
    who
    Leander A. Feiler - Collectors
  • 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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