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Oval painting of a haloed figure riding a black dog, holding a club and a red bowl, against a blue sky over green grass.

Bhairava riding on a dog, holding a club and a skull-bowl. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.

A small oval gouache painting shows a haloed figure with a club over one shoulder and a red bowl raised in the other hand, seated astride a dark dog running across a green field under a blue sky. Strings of beads hang across the figure's chest, and the painted surface is slightly worn at the edges.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[between 1800 and 1899?]
Medium
Gouaches Paintings Miniatures (Paintings)
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3388 × 4000 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

Español: Bhairava montado en un perro con garrote y cuenco

Una pequeña pintura al gouache de forma oval muestra a una figura con aureola, con un garrote apoyado en un hombro y un cuenco rojo levantado en la otra mano, montada sobre un perro oscuro que corre por un campo verde bajo un cielo azul. Collares de cuentas cuelgan sobre el pecho de la figura, y los bordes de la superficie pintada están algo desgastados.

Português: Bhairava montado em um cão com bastão e tigela

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