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Large, multi-armed figure facing left

Unknown artist, 1900s

27 cm × 37 cm

About the size of an open laptop. You would need 5 of them to reach a person's height.

Against things you know the size of

Height: 37 cm
Width: 27 cm
Medium: ink and color on paper
Kind: Painting
Made in: Eastern India, Bihar State, Mithila or Madhubani School, 20th century
Where the measurement comes from: Measured by the museum. The dimension is the one recorded by the institution that holds the work.
As the museum records it: Overall: 36.5 x 26.9 cm (14 3/8 x 10 9/16 in.)
Credit: Gift of Pamela Elizabeth Ward in loving memory of her parents, William E. and Evelyn Svec Ward

Five questions, answered from its own record. What is AGAI?

How big is it?: 27 cm × 37 cm. About the size of an open laptop. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?: Made 1900s. It is in the public domain, and The Cleveland Museum of Art publishes it for open use.
Whose is it?: Everyone’s to see. It is held by The Cleveland Museum of Art: Gift of Pamela Elizabeth Ward in loving memory of her parents, William E. and Evelyn Svec Ward.
How was it made?: Ink and color on paper, made in Eastern India, Bihar State, Mithila or Madhubani School, 20th century, Eastern India, Bihar State, Mithila or Madhubani School, 20th century.
Who speaks for it?: Its record at The Cleveland Museum of Art. Measured by the museum. This gallery adds nothing it cannot cite.

One email. The smallest thing in the collection, the largest, and two that hang well together.

Scored on colour, shape, era and scale, the same way the gallery hangs them.