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Women Bathing on the Bank of a River

Indian (Artist)

early 12th century AH/AD 18th century (Rajput)

ink and pigments on paper mounted on pasteboard
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World , Islamic Manuscripts, India, Nepal, and Tibet)

Walters manuscript leaf W.708, a painting depicting women in various states of undress bathing on the bank of a river, is attributable to the early 12th century AH/AD 18th. It was likely made in Rajasthan. The biscuit-colored border is gold-flecked.

Provenance

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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

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Geographies

India, Rajasthan (Place of Origin)

Measurements

H: 10 1/4 x W: 9 7/16 in. (26 x 24 cm); Image H: 9 1/4 x W: 6 1/8 in. (23.5 x 15.5 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.

W.708.A

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