Image: Watercolour painting on paper of Bṛhaspati, a Vedic deity holding a lotus flower

Description: Vrihaspati Back to search results Object type painting term details Museum number 1880,0.2066 Title (object) Vrihaspati Description Watercolour painting on paper of Bṛhaspati, a Vedic deity holding a lotus flower. He wears a white dhoti with a shawl draped over his shoulders, a golden crown and jewellery on his wrists, ankles and arms. A sword in his left hand rests against his shoulder. He is seated on a platform with vessels underneath. In the bakcdrop is a building with an entrance; trees and a hill are in the distance. The painting is surrounded by a black border. More School/style Company School term details Date 19thC(early) Production place Painted in: Patna (?) term details (Asia,South Asia,India,Bihar (state),Patna) Findspot Found/Acquired: India (Asia,South Asia,India) Materials paper Technique painted term details Dimensions Height: 26.2 centimetres Width: 11.2 centimetres Inscriptions Inscription Type inscription Inscription Position lower border Inscription Language English Inscription Content Vrihaspati Location Not on display Subjects ruler hinduism term details lotus term details arms/armour term details Associated names Named in inscription: Rāma biography Associated with: Vrihaspati Department Asia Registration number 1880,0.2066
Title: Watercolour painting on paper of Bṛhaspati, a Vedic deity holding a lotus flower
Credit: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_1880-0-2066
Author: Company School
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
Attribution Required?: No