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Bards rewarded by presents of jewelry from Damayanti
Bards rewarded by presents of jewelry from Damayanti

Bards rewarded by presents of jewelry from Damayanti

about 1790–1800
Object PlaceNainsukh family, Punjab Hills, India
Medium/TechniqueOpaque watercolor, perhaps with graphite, on paper, unfinished
DimensionsOverall: 29.2 x 39.8 cm (11 1/2 x 15 11/16 in.)
Image: 22.3 x 33.4 cm (8 3/4 x 13 1/8 in.)
Credit LineRoss-Coomaraswamy Collection
Accession number17.2408
On View
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ClassificationsDrawings / Watercolors
InscriptionsObserve in the middle on the top the number "84" inscribed in devanagari script.ProvenanceBy 1916, purchased by Ananda K. Coomaraswamy (b. 1887 - d. 1947); 1917, sold by Ananda K. Coomaraswamy to Denman Waldo Ross (b. 1853 - d. 1935), Cambridge, MA; 1917, given by Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA. (Accession date: April 5, 1917)