DescriptionWatercolour painting on paper of Bṛhaspati, a Vedic deity holding a lotus flower.jpg
English: Vrihaspati
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Object type
painting term details
Museum number
1880,0.2066
Title (object)
Vrihaspati
Description
Watercolour painting on paper of Bṛhaspati, a Vedic deity holding a lotus flower. He wears a white dhoti with a shawl draped over his shoulders, a golden crown and jewellery on his wrists, ankles and arms. A sword in his left hand rests against his shoulder. He is seated on a platform with vessels underneath. In the bakcdrop is a building with an entrance; trees and a hill are in the distance. The painting is surrounded by a black border.
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School/style
Company School term details
Date
19thC(early)
Production place
Painted in: Patna (?) term details
(Asia,South Asia,India,Bihar (state),Patna)
Findspot
Found/Acquired: India
(Asia,South Asia,India)
Materials
paper
Technique
painted term details
Dimensions
Height: 26.2 centimetres
Width: 11.2 centimetres
Inscriptions
Inscription Type
inscription
Inscription Position
lower border
Inscription Language
English
Inscription Content
Vrihaspati
Location
Not on display
Subjects
ruler
hinduism term details
lotus term details
arms/armour term details
Associated names
Named in inscription: Rāma biography
Associated with: Vrihaspati
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crop of 4847x6472 from https://media.britishmuseum.org/iiif/Repository/Documents/2014_10/17_9/b2df6331_3d77_4d50_b841_a3c700a2cf7e/01030152_001.ptif/info.json