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This massive chariot takes on the architectural proportions of an open-domed pavilion. The red-ochre understudy survives, as this work never reached the next stage of finishing in which the lines would have been reworked with brush and ink.
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Title: War Chariot
Date: mid-19th century
Culture: India (Rajasthan)
Medium: Red ochre on paper
Dimensions: Image (sight): 10 3/8 x 19 in. (26.4 x 48.3 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Gift of Subhash Kapoor, in memory of his parents, Smt Shashi Kanta and Shree Parshotam Ram Kapoor, 2008
Object Number: 2008.359.47
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