Bhairavi Ragini (a musical mode): three figures before a shrine

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At A Glance

  • Period

    ca. 1725
  • Geography

    Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh state, India
  • Material

    Color and gold on paper
  • Dimension

    H x W: 20 x 12.6 cm (7 7/8 x 4 15/16 in)
  • Accession Number

    F1924.8
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1924.8

Object Details

  • Provenance

    To 1924
    Dr. Ananda K. Coomaraswamy, Boston to 1924 [1]
    From 1924
    Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Dr. Ananda K. Coomaraswamy, Boston in 1924 [2]
    Notes:
    [1] Object file, undated folder sheet note.
    [2] See note 1. Also see Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List file, Collections Management Office.
  • Collection

    Freer Gallery of Art Collection
  • Exhibition History

    Centennial Exhibition, West Corridor (February 25, 1956 to July 11, 1958)
    Untitled Exhibition, South Asian Paintings and Sculpture (October 2, 1947 to February 25, 1956)
    Untitled Exhibition, South Asian Paintings, Gallery 7 (January 10, 1945 to October 2, 1947)
    Untitled Exhibition, South Asian Paintings, Gallery 4 (May 5, 1933 to January 9, 1945)
    Near Eastern Pottery and Persian Painting (May 2, 1923 to March 14, 1931)
  • Previous custodian or owner

    Dr. Ananda K. Coomaraswamy (1877-1947)
  • Origin

    Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh state, India
  • Credit Line

    Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
  • Type

    Painting
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