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232 - TWO LEAVES FROM A MANUSCRIPT OF THE PADMA PURANA
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TWO LEAVES FROM A MANUSCRIPT OF THE PADMA PURANA Northern India or the Deccan, second half of the 18th century Urdu manuscript on paper, 17 lines of text in black Nasta’liq script per page, titles in red; the complete leaf depicts Arjuna vowing to become a cowherd girl (gopi), text in a jadwal laid out in four columns, colophon; the second folio, fragmentary, is illustrated on both sides, notably showing Krishna and Balarama reconciling with Shiva, each within a frame. Dimensions: 41 x 19.5 cm (text panel); 44 x 23.5 cm (large folio) Two illustrated folios from an Urdu translation of the Padma Purana: Arjuna’s wish to become a gopi, and Balarama and Krishna reconciling with Shiva, North India or the Deccan, second half of the 18th century
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