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Shiva and Parvati in a Mountain Grotto

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The drawing depicts a scene with two people and a cow. The drawing's background shows a tree, plants, and what appears to be a cave or overhang behind the people. The person on the left is a woman with a bindi on her forehead and earrings. She appears to be sitting on her haunches with her hands clasped in prayer. The person on the right is a man with a long, curved object resting on the ground beside him; he holds a cylindrical object. The woman and man appear to be facing each other. The cow, on the far left, appears to be lying on the ground and has two horns. The drawing is on aged, brown-colored paper with visible cracks and dark spots throughout. The drawing's border appears to be a rectangle with thin lines on the top and bottom and a thicker line on the left. The top right-hand corner of the drawing has foreign writing. The drawing's style appears to be traditional Indian.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1800
Medium
Ink on paper
Culture
India (Pahari Hills, Guler)
Dimensions
534 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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