id:			162438
accession number:	2003.109.a
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2003.109.a
updated:		2025-04-08 11:07:00.400000

Jatayu hinders Ravana’s chariot, trying to prevent the abduction of Sita (recto), from a Kalighat album, c. 1890. Eastern India, Bengal, Kalighat. Gum tempera, graphite, and tin on paper; painting: 30.4 x 25.5 cm (11 15/16 x 10 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward, 2003.109.a

title:				Jatayu hinders Ravana’s chariot, trying to prevent the abduction of Sita (recto), from a Kalighat album
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creation date:			c. 1890
creation date earliest:		1875
creation date latest:		1905
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creditline:			Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward
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culture:	Eastern India, Bengal, Kalighat
technique:	Gum tempera, graphite, and tin on paper
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Painting
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measurements: Painting: 30.4 x 25.5 cm (11 15/16 x 10 1/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Indian Kalighat Paintings
	opening date:   2011-05-01T00:00:00
	<i>Indian Kalighat Paintings</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 1-September 18, 2011).

	title:		Imagining Rama’s Journey
	opening date:   2023-03-09T05:00:00
	<i>Imagining Rama’s Journey</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 10-September 17, 2023).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	William E. Ward [1922–2004], Solon, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?–2003
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2003–
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