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A Vaishnava ScrollEarly 18th century

Not on view
Painted devotional textile with elephant-headed multi-armed deity centered within a gold arch, on a worn crimson ground with register panels of smaller figures above and below

Unknown, A Vaishnava Scroll, Early 18th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Margot and Hans Ries, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
A Vaishnava Scroll
Place Made
India, Andhra Pradesh
Date Made
Early 18th century
Medium
Opaque watercolor on cotton cloth
Dimensions
12 ft x 37 in. (365.76 cm x 93.98 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Margot and Hans Ries
Accession Number
M.79.116
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Jain, Rahul. Rapture: the Art of Indian Textiles. New Delhi: Niyogi Books, 2011.