Title:
Battle scene between Krishna and Shiva
Creator/Contributor:
unknown, India
Date:
1863
Identifier:
1998.42.97
Format:
Painting
ink, gouache, and gold on paper
India, Punjab Hills, Garhwal
h 12 -1/16 x w 15 -3/8 inches
Description:
Krishna and others in armor and in chariots with an army shoot arrows and a snake weapon towards a host of gods and demons
including Shiva on his bull Nandi and with his children the six-headed Karttikeya and the elephant-headed Ganesha.