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Vina

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  • Two Hindu ascetics or holy men, seated on a verandah by moonlight, listen to music played on a vina. Gouache painting.
  • Tumburu, a mythical horse-headed musician playing a musical instrument (the veena). Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • Sarasvati sitting on lotuses plying her vina. Watercolour drawing.
  • Shiva and Parvati playing Rudra veenas. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
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    Sarasvati sitting on lotuses plying her vina. Watercolour drawing.

    | Reference: 26741i
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    Tumburu, a mythical horse-headed musician playing a musical instrument (the veena). Gouache painting by an Indian artist.

    | Date: [between 1800 and 1899?] | Reference: 581798i
    Part of: Hindu deities; Captain Cook's voyages; and Indian figure types
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    Shiva and Parvati playing Rudra veenas. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.

    | Date: [between 1800 and 1899?] | Reference: 581621i
    Part of: Hindu deities and their manifestations
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    Two Hindu ascetics or holy men, seated on a verandah by moonlight, listen to music played on a vina. Gouache painting.

    | Reference: 566604i
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