Brihmma

India, West Bengal

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Four-headed and four-armed crowned Brahma, richly attired and bejeweled, seated on a lotus (padma) above a grassy foreground. Associated with wisdom, Brahma is already named in Vedic texts and is later credited with their authorship. Inscribed in Bengali and English.

Brihmma, Gouache and ink on paper, India, West Bengal

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