id:			132820
accession number:	1955.296
share license status:	CC0
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God Shiva in His Ferocious Aspect as Mahakala Dancing, c. 1700–1710. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar. Gum tempera and ink on paper; overall: 28 x 20.3 cm (11 x 8 in.); with borders: 32.8 x 22.8 cm (12 15/16 x 9 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of George P. Bickford 1955.296

title:				God Shiva in His Ferocious Aspect as Mahakala Dancing
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creation date:			c. 1700–1710
creation date earliest:		1695
creation date latest:		1715
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creditline:			Gift of George P. Bickford
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culture:	Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar
technique:	Gum tempera and ink on paper
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Painting
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measurements: Overall: 28 x 20.3 cm (11 x 8 in.); with borders: 32.8 x 22.8 cm (12 15/16 x 9 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Sacred India
	opening date:   1985-11-05T05:00:00
	<i>Sacred India</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 5, 1985-January 12, 1986).

	title:		Dance of the Gods: Indian Art Inspired by Music
	opening date:   1996-09-24T04:00:00
	<i>Dance of the Gods: Indian Art Inspired by Music</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 24-December 8, 1996).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Getty
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	George Bickford [1901–1991] and Clara Louise Gehring Bickford [1903–1985], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?–1955
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1955–
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Ward, William E. "Two Rajput Paintings and a Rajput Textile." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 43, no. 4 (1956): 62–65.
	page number: 	Mentioned: pp. 62–65; Reproduced: p. 64
	url:		http://www.jstor.org/stable/25142122

	Getty, Alice. <em>Gaṇeśa; A Monograph on the Elephant-Faced God</em>. New Delhi: Munshiram Manoharlal, 1971.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: pl. 6b
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	Sivaramamurti, Calambur. <em>Nataraja in art, thought, and literature</em>. New Delhi: National museum, 1974.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 345, fig. 242
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	Kramrisch, Stella. <em>Manifestations of Shiva</em>. Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1981.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. P-20, p. 182
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