Photo of collection object Descent of the Ganges — Descent of the Ganges, c. 1700–1710. Gum tempera and gold on paper, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2018.111. cc0.

Descent of the Ganges

c. 1700–1710

Maker Unknown

Indian and Southeast Asian Art

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Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Painting
Formatted Medium: Gum tempera and gold on paper
Medium: Gum tempera, Gold on paper
Locations: : Northern India, : Himachal Pradesh, : Pahari Kingdom of Chamba
Period: Pahari Kingdom of Chamba
Departments: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Accession Number: 2018.111
Credit Line: Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
Rights Statement: cc0
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