Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
Museum and the Online Archive of California
Creator Name:
unknown, India
Title:
Untitled, Crowned Shiva with Uma and Nandi
Collection Title Date:
1410-1976
Date:
begin to mid 19 century A.D.
Place of Origin/Discovery:
India, Punjab Hills, Kangra/Guler
Materials:
ink, gouache, and gold on paper
Dimensions:
h 10 -5/8 x w 7 -5/12
Current Location:
Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive
Address:
Berkeley, CA 94720
Object ID:
1998.42.137
Provenance:
Gift of Jean and Francis Marshall
Object Type:
Painting
Heading:
Description
Notes:
A dressed and crowned Shiva and Uma sit facing each other on a black inlayed platform in a garden divided into squares of flowers. Shiva's bull crouches int he foreground. In the hilly background a small figure sits meditating while another stands and worships the rising sun.
Collection Description:
METS ID:
ark:/13030/kt1779n4v v

Untitled, Crowned Shiva with Uma and Nandi