Fight of the Mongoose and the Serpent Armies (recto), Babhruvahana and the Mongoose Fight the Serpents (verso), Scenes from the Story of Babhruvahana, Folio from a Mahabharata ([War of the] Great Bharatas)

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Fight of the Mongoose and the Serpent Armies (recto), Babhruvahana and the Mongoose Fight the Serpents (verso), Scenes from the Story of Babhruvahana, Folio from a Mahabharata ([War of the] Great Bharatas)

India, Maharashtra, Paithan, circa 1850
Drawings; watercolors
Opaque watercolor on paper
12 1/8 x 17 1/8 in. (30.79 x 43.49 cm)
From the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, Museum Associates Purchase (M.71.1.31a-b)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Rosenfield, John.  The Arts of India and Nepal: The Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection.  Boston:  Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1966.