Cleveland Museum of Art

The heroine who waits anxiously for her absent lover (Utka Nayika)

Unknown artist

c. 1800

Type: Painting
Medium: Gum tempera on paper
Dimensions: Image: 16 x 10.2 cm (6 5/16 x 4 in.); Overall: 23.8 x 14.8 cm (9 3/8 x 5 13/16 in.)
Culture: Northern India, Pahari kingdoms
Credit: Edward L. Whittemore Fund

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