Kali (Kalighat painting, IM.2:73-1917)
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- Catalogue identifier
- kali-import-3827df5c2eaf9dcc5cd9
- Alternate titles and import identifiers
- KALI-100B2-019
- Author or attribution
- Unknown (Kalighat)
- Record type
- Museum record
- Language
- English
- Date / edition
- c. 1890
- Source / repository
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Access
- Open access
- Subjects
- 100-Source Research Supplement — Batch 2, November 2026; Kalighat Painting; Iconography
Description and curator notes
Four-armed Kali holding a severed head; opaque watercolour and tin alloy.
Curator source KALI-100B2-019, from the paired 100-source CSV/spreadsheet.
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Title: Kali (Kalighat painting, IM.2:73-1917)
Authors: Unknown (Kalighat)
Record type: Museum record
Language: English
Year: c. 1890
Source / Publisher: Victoria and Albert Museum
Full-text URL: https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O404742
Subjects: Kalighat Painting; Iconography
Description: Four-armed Kali holding a severed head; opaque watercolour and tin alloy.
Access: Free online record / image
Dedupe check (vs. 444-record catalogue + batch 1, 4 Nov 2026): No URL or title match (catalogue or batch 1)
Source access
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Citation
Unknown (Kalighat). Kali (Kalighat painting, IM.2:73-1917). Victoria and Albert Museum. c. 1890. https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O404742
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