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Kamala and Bhairavi, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art's own collection record for its Calcutta Art Studio lithograph diptych of Kamala and Bhairavi, naming the goddesses in Bengali, English and Hindi at the base of the sheet, describing Bhairavi seated on a lotus above water, wearing a skull garland alluding to her terrible nature as the fierce feminine counterpart of Bhairava, the destructive form of Shiva.

Facts
Citation
Publisher
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
URL
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/688470
Source Type
Museum
Assessment
Reliability Tier
2
Tier two: the holding institution's own catalogue record, used here for the print's two subjects and their iconography.
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Bengali, Languages

This source names Bengali directly: "and Bhairavi, naming the goddesses in Bengali, English and Hindi at the base of the sheet, describing Bhairavi seated on a lotus above water, wearing a skull garland alluding to her terrible nature..."

Source Kamala and Bhairavi, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Bhairava, Deities

This source names Bhairava directly: "as the fierce feminine counterpart of Bhairava, the destructive form of Shiva."

Source Kamala and Bhairavi, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Bhairavi, Deities

This source names Bhairavi directly: "lithograph diptych of Kamala and Bhairavi, naming the goddesses in Bengali, English and Hindi at the base of the sheet, describing Bhairavi seated on a lotus above water, wearing a skull garland..."

Source Kamala and Bhairavi, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Hindi, Languages

This source names Hindi directly: "the goddesses in Bengali, English and Hindi at the base of the sheet, describing Bhairavi seated on a lotus above water, wearing a skull garland alluding to her terrible nature as the fierce..."

Source Kamala and Bhairavi, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Kamala, Deities

This source names Kamala directly: "Art Studio lithograph diptych of Kamala and Bhairavi, naming the goddesses in Bengali, English and Hindi at the base of the sheet, describing Bhairavi seated on a lotus above water, wearing a skull..."

Source Kamala and Bhairavi, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Claims Backed By This Source (25 claims)

This source backs 25 claims across the atlas. As facts: 11 well-attested. As cited relationships: 13 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Sacred Art & Iconography, 15 claims: 6 well-attested, 8 holds, 1 general references.
  • Sources, 10 claims: 5 well-attested, 5 holds.
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