Performance of Asvamedha sacrifice
Description
Illustration from MSS of Ramayana
Folio 25 - On the left there are five sacrificial animals and birds and a white horse attended to by five women. On the top right panel Dasaratha is conversing with a priest and in the lower panel are priests offering oblation to the sacred fire. Red, blue and yellow background. Blue sky with stars and the crescent moon on top.
Dated VS 1706
Collection
Indian Miniature Paintings
Artist
Manohar
Object Type
Manuscript
Material
Paper, Paint
Schools/Culture/Period
Rajasthani
Technique
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Date
1649 CE
Location
Mewar, Rajasthan
Dimension
38.1 x 22.9 cms (without border)