Islamic ArtPaintingsca. 1777–82By Bhawani Das
Artwork Details
| Title | Great Indian Fruit Bat |
| Medium | Pencil, ink, and opaque watercolor on paper |
| Dimensions | Painting: Ht. 23 1/2 in. (59.7 cm) W. 32 3/4 in. (83.2 cm) Mat size: Ht. 27 1/4 in. (69.2 cm) W. 35 1/2 in. (90.2 cm) |
| Classification | Paintings |
| Department | Islamic Art |
| Date | ca. 1777–82 |
| Credit Line | Purchase, Anonymous Gift, Cynthia Hazen Polsky Gift, Virginia G. LeCount Bequest, in memory of The LeCount Family, 2007 Benefit Fund, Louis V. Bell, Harris Brisbane Dick, Fletcher, and Rogers Funds and Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and Gift of Dr. Mortimer D. Sackler, Theresa Sackler and Family, 2008 |
| Object Page | View at The Met |
Provenance
| City | Calcutta |
| Country | India |
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Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 456949