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Conversion of Nanda: fragment of an Ajanta mural
Conversion of Nanda: fragment of an Ajanta mural

Conversion of Nanda: fragment of an Ajanta mural

late 5th century
Object PlaceAjanta, Deccan, India (Western)
Medium/TechniqueOpaque watercolor on plaster
Dimensions38 x 26 cm (14 15/16 x 10 1/4 in.)
Credit LineClara Bertram Kimball Fund
Accession number21.1286
On View
On view
ClassificationsPaintings
Collections
ProvenanceFirst half of the nineteenth century, removed from Cave 16, Ajanta by James Edwin Williams (d. 1885) while stationed in India; by descent to his son, Harry Archibald Williams (b. 1846 - d. 1928), India and Woodchurch Lodge, Hampstead, London; March 7, 1921, Williams and others sale, Sotheby's, London, lot 139, sold to the MFA for £1000. (Accession Date: March 30, 1921)