Title:
Untitled, Crowned Shiva with Uma and Nandi
Creator/Contributor:
unknown, India
Date:
begin to mid 19 century A.D.
Identifier:
1998.42.137
Format:
Painting
ink, gouache, and gold on paper
India, Punjab Hills, Kangra/Guler
h 10 -5/8 x w 7 -5/12
Description:
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.