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Oval painting of two seated Hindu deities with haloes and multiple arms on golden thrones, against a pale blue sky.

Hindu god and goddess on golden thrones, Indian gouache painting

A painted oval scene shows two seated deities on golden thrones against a pale blue sky, with a low wall and green foliage behind them. The seated god on the left wears a white dhoti and the goddess on the right a red-orange sari; both have haloed crowns and multiple arms, on a patterned orange carpet.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[between 1800 and 1899?]
Medium
Gouaches Paintings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2864 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1909.
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

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