Procession of carriages carrying booty
Dublin Core
Title
Procession of carriages carrying booty
Subject
Dasama Skandha, Bhagavata Purana
Publisher
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Type
Tularam Bhagavata Purana Series
Mapping in Color Item Type Metadata
Title
Procession of carriages carrying booty
Classification
Manuscript Page
Link
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/37938?searchField=All&sortBy=Relevance&ft=1976.17&offset=0&rpp=20&pos=1
Repository
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Accession Number
1976.17
Provenance
Eva and Konrad Seitz , Bonn, Germany, until 1976, sold to Metropolitan Museum of Art
Parent Work
Tularam Bhagavata Purana Series
Sequential order of folio
Book 10, chapter 1
Date
Mid to late 17th century
Location
Gujarat
Style
Gujarati
Medium
Opaque watercolor on paper
Size (H x W cm)
Image: 22.9 × 19.1 cm
Sheet: 27.3 x 22.2 cm
Sheet: 27.3 x 22.2 cm
Paratext
Abraded inscription on top border
Notes
Inscription in Devanagari translates loosely as: It is the dowry that Kamsa gave to Vasudeva.
Exhibition History
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Illustrations of the Bhagavata Purana," 1996.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Lyrical Visions: Paintings from North India," December 3, 2011–May 28, 2012.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Lyrical Visions: Paintings from North India," December 3, 2011–May 28, 2012.
Collection
Citation
“Procession of carriages carrying booty,” Mapping Color, accessed April 6, 2026, https://mappingcolor.omeka.fas.harvard.edu/items/show/66.