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Hand-coloured lithograph of a jewelled goddess with a gold crown and red and green plumes, flanked by two green parrots.

A heavily jewelled Mahalakshmi with two parrots. Coloured transfer lithograph by A.R. Raghunath, 1897.

A frontal bust of a goddess crowned with a gold headdress and red and green leaf-like plumes, her face marked with a red bindi and a large nose ring. Heavy gold necklaces and a green-and-red garment frame her, while two green parrots perch at either side. Hand-coloured print with Devanagari inscriptions along the bottom edge.

Artist
Raghunath, Ananda Rao, active 1897.
Date
1897
Medium
Lithographs
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2526 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1897.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Mahalakshmi enjoyada con joyas y dos loros, litografía coloreada, 1897

Busto de frente de una diosa coronada con un tocado dorado y penachos rojos y verdes con forma de hojas, con un punto rojo en la frente y un gran aro en la nariz. Collares de oro y una prenda verde y roja la enmarcan, mientras dos loros verdes se posan a cada lado. Impresión coloreada a mano con inscripciones en devanagari en el borde inferior.

Português: Mahalakshmi com muitas joias e dois papagaios, litografia colorida, 1897

Busto de frente de uma deusa coroada com um adorno dourado e penachos vermelhos e verdes em forma de folhas, com um ponto vermelho na testa e um grande pendente no nariz. Colares dourados e uma veste verde e vermelha a emolduram, enquanto dois papagaios verdes pousam de cada lado. Impressão colorida à mão com inscrições em devanágari na borda inferior.

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