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Accompanying text reads, 'Siva is depicted in this image with a crescent moon on one side of his head and a stream of water on the other. This stream is an aquatic form of the goddess, Ganga, and the moon represents the goddess Sinivali'. Part of a collection in an album of company drawings ranging in subject matter from social scenes, trades, religious scenes and deities, gardens, sports and portraits. All drawn in watercolour, some with pencil and oxidised gold, some similar to the Kalighat style.
Title
Page 122: Shiva and Parvati on Nandi Bull
Medium
watercolour on paper (?)
Measurements
H 34.1 x W 20.6 cm
Accession number
27357i
Acquisition method
presumed to be part of the collection formed by Henry S. Wellcome
Work type
Watercolour