Two women and a child carrying lotas | Deux femmes et un enfant portant des lotas

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A woman in white cloth draped over her right shoulder carries a pot in her outstretched left hand next to a girl in orange carrying a pot in her right hand; behind them a woman in pink carrying 2 pots on her shoulder faces a river with palm trees and mountains in the background.
A woman in white cloth draped over her right shoulder carries a pot in her outstretched left hand next to a girl in orange carrying a pot in her right hand; behind them a woman in pink carrying 2 pots on her shoulder faces a river with palm trees and mountains in the background.

Item details

Curatorial comment:
Inscription: "The Brahmany woman bearing her pot on her shoulders - a mark of high birth - only Brahmans bear the pot on their shoulders. XXXIV Genesis 15." The reference to the biblical quotation is unclear. | Inscription : « Femme brahmane portant un pot sur ses épaules - marque de haute naissance, car seuls les brahmanes agissent ainsi. XXXIV, Genèse 15. » La référence à la citation biblique n’est pas claire.
Creator:
Symonds, Mary, 1772-? | 1772 à ?
Contributor:
The South Asia Collection, Norwich
Physical description:
1 painting : watercolour ; 18.5 x 26.5 cm | 1 tableau : aquarelle ; 18,5 x 26,5 cm
Date range:
1801-1808 | 1801 à 1808
Content description:
Title written by Mary Symonds and transcribed from the painting. | Titre apposé à la main par Mary Symonds et retranscrit du tableau.
Shelfmark:
The South Asia Collection NWHSA: PIC106.49
Rights:
Reproduced by permission of | Reproduit avec la permission du The SADACC Trust, Norwich
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