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| Title: | Double Page from a Dispersed Manuscript of the Bhagavata Purana Mohini Offers the Nectar of Immortality (amrita) to the Gods (recto, right); Vishnu Beheads Rahu when the Latter Pretends to be a God (verso, right); and Vishnu Flies Away on Garuda (verso, left) |
| Date: | 18th century |
| Artist: | Artist/maker unknown, Indian |
| Medium: | Opaque watercolor and ink on paper |
| Dimensions: | Sheet: 9 1/16 × 11 inches (23 × 27.9 cm) Image (6 recto): 6 1/2 × 3 5/16 inches (16.5 × 8.4 cm) Image (6 verso): 6 1/2 × 3 5/16 inches (16.5 × 8.4 cm) Image (7 recto): 6 1/2 × 3 5/16 inches (16.5 × 8.4 cm) Image (7 verso): 6 1/2 × 3 5/16 inches (16.5 × 8.4 cm) |
| Classification: | Paintings |
| Credit Line: | Purchased with the John T. Morris Fund, 1955 |
| Accession Number: | 1955-11-6a,b;7a,b |
| Geography: | Made in Haryana, India, Asia or made in Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia or made in Delhi Region, India, Asia |
| Context: | Dynasty: Mughal Dynasty (1526-1858) |
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