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Devi Enthroned

Devi Enthroned

Originally painted about 1660–70; face and some jewelry repainted about 1800
Object PlaceBasohli and Kangra, Punjab Hills, Northern India
Medium/TechniqueOpaque watercolor, gold and beetle wing on paper
DimensionsOverall: 21 x 20.4 cm (8 1/4 x 8 1/16 in.)
Framed: 18 3/4 x 14 3/4 in. (47.6 x 37.5 cm)
Credit LineRoss-Coomaraswamy Collection
Accession number17.2793
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ClassificationsPaintings
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ProvenanceBy 1916, purchased in India 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)