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Devi Shrine

Devi Shrine

c. 1810
Gum tempera and gold on paper
31.8 x 24.1 cm (12 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.)
Gift of Nancy and Wayne Hunnicutt 2020.80
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

The marble structure with floral inlay derived from Islamic architecture, though the shrine is Hindu.

Description

A six-armed warrior goddess stands enthroned and enshrined, ready to fight for her devotees. Her weapons include a sword, discus, shield, bow, and arrow. Two popular Hindu divinities flank her as attendants: the monkey Hanuman and elephant-headed Ganesha with his rat mount. The goddess’s vehicle, the tiger, stands alert on a pedestal in front of the shrine.
  • ?-1972
    The Dowager Marchioness of Tweeddale, Marjorie Helen Wagg Nettlefold Hay [1899-1977], Scotland, consigned to Sotheby's
    1972
    (Sotheby's, July 11, 1972 sale, lot 121)
    October 9, 2015
    (Christie's South Kensington, Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds, October 9, 2015 sale, lot 8, sold to Nancy and Wayne Hunnicutt)
    2015-2020
    Nancy and Wayne Hunnicutt, California, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    2020-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Christie's South Kensington. Arts & Textiles of the Islamic & Indian Worlds. October 9, 2015. Lot 8.
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2020.80