Painting
This piece depicts Minakshi, avatar of the Hindu deity Parvati the consort to Shiva. Meenakshi Sundereshwara is a major temple in Madura that is dedicated to the worship of both Shiva and Minakshi.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 128/1998/2
- Category
- Ethnography
- Collection Class
- Archives and images
- Collection Area Region
- S
- Material
- mica | pigment (oil-based) | | |
- Common Name
- painting
- Simple Name
- painting on mica
- Inscription Transcription
- “....(?) of Madura”
- Production Town
- Thanjavur
- Production County
- Tamil Nadu
- Production Country
- India
- Production Person Initials
- Production Person Surname
- Production Year Low
- late 19th century
- Production Year High
- early 20th century
