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Kamsa deploys Akrura and Keshi to Braj, from a Bhagavata Purana

c. 1830

Northern India, Pahari Region, Himachal Pradesh, Rajput Kingdom of Kangra, Court of Aniruddh Chand

(reigned 1823–33)
Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
Overall: 29.2 x 37.4 cm (11 1/2 x 14 3/4 in.); Painting only: 22.9 x 32.4 cm (9 x 12 3/4 in.)
Bequest of Harley C. Lee and Elizabeth K. Lee 1993.166
Location: Not on view
  • ?–1993
    Harley C. [1901–1991] and Elizabeth K. Lee [1908–1989], bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1993–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • “1993 Annual Report.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 81, no. 6 (July 1994): 143–218. Mentioned: p. 158 www.jstor.org
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