id:			314247
accession number:	2018.111
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2018.111
updated:		2024-03-26 02:01:59.717000

Descent of the Ganges, c. 1700–1710. Northern India, Himachal Pradesh, Pahari Kingdom of Chamba. Gum tempera and gold on paper; page: 20.8 x 29.8 cm (8 3/16 x 11 3/4 in.); image: 17.6 x 26.9 cm (6 15/16 x 10 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2018.111

title:				Descent of the Ganges
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creation date:			c. 1700–1710
creation date earliest:		1700
creation date latest:		1720
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creditline:			Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
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culture:	Northern India, Himachal Pradesh, Pahari Kingdom of Chamba
technique:	Gum tempera and gold on paper
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Painting
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measurements: Page: 20.8 x 29.8 cm (8 3/16 x 11 3/4 in.); Image: 17.6 x 26.9 cm (6 15/16 x 10 9/16 in.)
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	inscription:	no. 10. 5451
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Supernatural Love - Indian Gallery 242 Rotation
	opening date:   2019-04-01T04:00:00
	<i>Supernatural Love - Indian Gallery 242 Rotation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (April 1-September 9, 2019).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Catherine Glynn Benkaim and Barbara Timmer, Beverly Hills, CA, partial sale and gift to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: 1985– 2018
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2018–
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IMAGES

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print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2018.111/2018.111_print.jpg
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