29 UMMA Objects
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Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Jaipur School
Iconography series: Vishnu mounted on a blue bird
1835 – 1845
Gift of Professor Walter M. and Nesta R. Spink
1988/1.84
Three warriors march forward, taking up nearly the entire frame. Blue soldiers carring weapons and shields bring up the front and rear. They appear to move through a stylized tree landscape.
Artist Unknown, India, Maharashtra, Paithan School
Warriors going into battle from a Mahabharata series
1800 – 1866
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Leo S. Figiel and Dr. and Mrs. Steven J. Figiel.
1975/2.150
Krishna, in blue, and Balarama are portrayed in identical poses and wearing peacock-feather headdresses. The paunchy bearded figure at right is their mentor, Sandipani. Two other, older students appear at left. They are seated, approximately equidistantly spaced, in an architectural structure that organizes the space.
Artist Unknown, India, Uttar Pradesh, Chaurapancasika Style
Bhagavata Purana series: Krishna and Balarama Studying with the Brahman Sandipani
1525 – 1550
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Leo S. Figiel and Dr. and Mrs. Steven J. Figiel
1983/2.104

Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Mewar School
Râmâyana series, modern work in an 18th century style
1970 – 1980
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Leo S. Figiel and Dr. and Mrs. Steven J. Figiel
1983/2.107
A standing male figure on the left looks back towards a female figure lying down on a bed. They are on an open terrace, and a pavilion/ building is shown in the background. It is day time and the sky is cloudy. A verse appears above the scene. The colors are bright.
Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Jaipur School
Ragamala: Lalit Ragini
1795 – 1805
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Leo S. Figiel and Dr. and Mrs. Steven J. Figiel
1980/2.295
A woman playing a musical instrument is shown sested on a bed in an open-air terrace during nighttime. A pavilion is represented behind her, and a horizontal wall connected to the pavilion, consisting of an opening/ door, extends to the left border of the scene. Another female figure, possibly an attendant, is shown sitting on the floor beside the bed, facing her mistress. A short verse is painted above the depicted scene.
Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Jaipur School
Ragamala: Gorhalar Ragini
1795 – 1805
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Leo S. Figiel and Dr. and Mrs. Steven J. Figiel
1980/2.299
A lady is seated in an open-air terrace, facing her attendant. They both seem to be in conversation and are holding tiny white flowers in their hands. An object that looks like a kalash or pot is placed between them, containing what could be white colored flowers. A pavilion in the background is set in front of the morning sky. A short verse is painted above the depicted scene.
Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Jaipur School
Ragamala Series: Scene of a lady and her maid
1795 – 1805
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Leo S. Figiel and Dr. and Mrs. Steven J. Figiel
1980/2.301
Three women look toward a man and white horse. The man holds a sword with his left hand and his body is in frontal view while his face is in profile. The horse is ornately decorated; its body has orange and green vegetal motifs all over. The horse's saddle is decorated with a green mustached face with large round eyes. The horse and the other figures have prominant almond shape eyes.
Artist Unknown, India, Maharashtra, Paithan School
Women Greet a Horseman from the Mahâbhârata
1800 – 1870
Gift of Professor Walter M. and Nesta R. Spink for the James Marshall Plumer Memorial Collection
1970/2.166
Large image painted with bold blues, reds, greens and yellows. Illustrates seven figures; three on the left half and four on the right. Several of the figures are pinching some sort of food substance. The figures that are closest to the right and left edges of the image also are holding weapons.
Artist Unknown, India, Maharashtra, Paithan School
Mahâbhârata series: Warriors in conference
1800 – 1866
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Leo S. Figiel and Dr. and Mrs. Steven J. Figiel.
1975/2.151

Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Jaipur School
Iconography series: Kumba (standing man with 2 pots)
1835 – 1845
Gift of Professor Walter M. and Nesta R. Spink
1988/1.83

Indian (Indian (South Asian))
Portrait of Sarup Singh of Merti
1795 – 1805
Gift of Mr. Robert T. Hatt
1957/1.124
A female figure seated on a chair. Another female figure shown to her right, gesturing towards the seated figure. A male prostrated before the seated figure too. The scene takes place on an open terrace; an open-air pavilion and connecting wall are shown in the background. A short verse is painted above the depicted scene.
Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Jaipur School
Ragamala: Ramkali Ragini
1795 – 1805
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Leo S. Figiel and Dr. and Mrs. Steven J. Figiel
1980/2.300
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