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Ganesh

c. 1890
Gum tempera, graphite, and tin on paper lined with cloth

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

His copious jewlery has been painted in tin, a less expensive metallic pigment than silver.

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