Detail View: The AMICA Library: God Shiva in His Ferocious Aspect as Mahakala Dancing

AMICA ID: 
CMA_.1955.296
AMICA Library Year: 
2001
Object Type: 
Paintings
Creator Nationality: 
Asian; Indian Sub-Continent; Indian; Rajasthan
Creator Name-CRT: 
India, Rajasthan, Mewar School, early 18th Century
Title: 
God Shiva in His Ferocious Aspect as Mahakala Dancing
Title Type: 
Primary
View: 
Full View
Creation Date: 
c. 1700-1710
Creation Start Date: 
1700
Creation End Date: 
1710
Materials and Techniques: 
ink and color on paper
Classification Term: 
Painting
Style or Period: 
India, Rajasthan, Mewar School, early 18th Century
Dimensions: 
Overall: 28cm x 20.3cm, with borders: 32.8cm x 22.8cm
AMICA Contributor: 
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location: 
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number: 
1955.296
Credit Line: 
Gift of George P. Bickford
Inscriptions: 
recto, upper center and lower center: colloquially written inscription loosely describes the iconography of the scene.
Rights: 
Provenance: 
Getty
Provenance: 
Bickford
Related Image Identifier Link: 
CMA_.AM20020521.tif