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The Goddess Ganga

c. 1890

Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat

Medium
Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paper
Measurements
Secondary Support: 53 x 35.6 cm (20 7/8 x 14 in.); Painting only: 45.1 x 27.6 cm (17 3/4 x 10 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward 2003.158
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A vertically oriented painting depicts Goddess Ganga seated cross-legged on a scalloped verdant leaf atop a rosy fish. She has light-toned skin and four arms; three hands are raised while one balances a golden vessel. She wears a striped crimson garment and elaborate silver jewelry. A radiant yellow halo encircles her head, and her dark almond eyes look forward. Fluid black script marks the parchment in the upper corner of the composition.

The Goddess Ganga

c. 1890

Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat

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