Accession No
Z 44986.2
Description
Poster or printed page of the Hindu deity 'Parvati'. One of twenty-three coloured glossy printed pages of deities from the text "Gods of India" by Raja Ravi Varma.
Place
Asia; South Asia; India; Maharashtra; Karla Lonavla
Period
1894-1906
Source
Evans, Ivor Hugh Norman [collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 44986.2
Cultural Affliation
Material
Paper; Pigment
Local Term
Measurements
258mm x 1mm x 365mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Handwritten label adhered to the back of the print reads: 'PARVATI / beneficent consort / of SIVA. / "Gods of India", pp.181 et seqq.' Postscript: 'C&D I.H.N. Evans, 1920'.
Event Date
Author: ashleigh griffin
Context (CMS Context)
Z number allocated on 30 4 1987. The inscription on the back of one of the prints gives an incorrect identification, " Kamadeva..." . The Hindi inscription on front is " Shri Rama Chaindonja." (Chris Pinney, SOAS, 1993).; Exhibited: On display in the Maudslay Hall, CUMAA, from 1990.; Collected by: Evans.I.H.N
Event Date 1/12/1995
Author: ashleigh griffin
Description (CMS Description)
Twenty-three coloured glossy printed pages of deities from the text by Vide, " Gods of India" . The bottom of each page has a registration number, an inscription in Hindi and " Ravi Varma Press. Karla Lonavla."
Event Date 1/12/1995
Author: ashleigh griffin
Description (Physical description)
Poster or printed page of the Hindu deity 'Parvati', who is depicted seated on a throne which is surrounded by large red curtains with gold ties. She is shown with four arms, which hold a pink lotus flower, a small knife, a red, folded ribbon. and a long plant stalk. She is adorned with a blue and red sari with arm, neck and ear ornaments adorning her. This print is one of twenty-three coloured glossy printed pages of deities from the text by Raja Ravi Varma, "Gods of India".
Event Date 10/12/2018
Author: ashleigh griffin
Context (Amendments / updates)
'The prints have been split into their own records to allow for easier identification of the prints. All the relevant information has been transferred to each record'.
Event Date 10/12/2018
Author: ashleigh griffin
FM:282280
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