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Krishna Slays Bakasura, the Crane Demon: Page from a Dispersed Bhagavata Purana (Ancient Stories of Lord Vishnu))
- Date
- 1800–1825
- Medium
- Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
- Culture
- India
- Department
- Asian Art
- Institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Object ID
- 37997
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