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The Goddess Ganga, from a Kalighat album

c. 1890

Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat

Medium
Gum tempera, graphite, and ink on paper
Measurements
Secondary Support: 35.8 x 27 cm (14 1/8 x 10 5/8 in.); Painting only: 29.8 x 22.5 cm (11 3/4 x 8 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward 2003.127
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Not on view
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A vertically oriented tempera and ink painting depicts the four-armed goddess Ganga with medium-light skin and a spiked green halo. Wearing a red patterned sari, she sits atop a large, finned yellow creature with a long trunk. To our left, a man with medium-light skin stands with hands raised. Below, an upside-down gray elephant lies near the creature's mouth within a wide black border.

The Goddess Ganga, from a Kalighat album

c. 1890

Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat

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