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Kalaketu Receiving a Boon from the Goddess Chandi

Unknown artist, c. 1890

1.70 m

Both at true scale.

8.8 cm × 14 cm

Smaller than your phone. You would need 13 of them to reach a person's height.

Against things you know the size of

Height: 14 cm
Width: 8.8 cm
Medium: Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paper
Kind: Painting
Made in: Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
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: Painting only: 13.6 x 8.8 cm (5 3/8 x 3 7/16 in.)
Credit: Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward

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

How big is it?: 8.8 cm × 14 cm. Smaller than your phone. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?: Made c. 1890. 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 William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward.
How was it made?: Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paper, made in Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat, Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat.
Who speaks for it?: Its record at The Cleveland Museum of Art. Measured by the museum. This gallery adds nothing it cannot cite.

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