File:Sita's ordeal by fire.jpg
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| Description |
Part of an album of popular prints. An episode from the Ramayana: Sita's ordeal by fire. Rama is seen being restrained, to one side of the image, while the gods look on from a cloud, above. |
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| Date | circa 1895 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | colored lithograph on cloth | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | height: 42 cm (16.5 in); width: 31.5 cm (12.4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current location |
Asia Department |
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| Accession number |
2003,1022,0.8 |
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| Object history |
before 2003: purchased by John Randall from unnamed library in the UK. 2003: purchased by British Museum from John Randall. |
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| Inscriptions |
The texts on this piece are located underneath the picture and do not appear in this cropped image. Text bottom left: বেঙ্গল আট ভডিও [Bengal image 8. Delete after publishing]
হইতে মুছতে ও প্রকাশিত। Caption bottom center: হেরিমা সীতার অগ্নি পরীক্ষার্ভীষণ। [Herima Sita's fire test is fierce.রানে সতীর মান ইের মানায়। The value of Sita's honor is in Rane's mouth.] Address bottom right: ১নং সরক। দান, কালকাতা
[1st Circle. Donation, Kolkata.বেজোৱী নছ, ১০ন Bejowri Nach, 10th.] Title bottom center: Sita's ordeal by fire
Number bottom right: 8
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| Source/Photographer | British Museum | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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