The Churning of the Ocean of Milk, ca. 1780–90, India (Punjab Hill, Mandi), Ink and opaque watercolor on paper, 6 7/8 x 7 11/16 in. (17.5 x 19.5 cm), Paintings, At the time of the great deluge aeons ago, many treasures— including amrita, the nectar of immortality—were lost beneath the primordial ocean. Gods and demons still jockeying for power decided to raise these powerful objects from the watery depths
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Churning, Ocean, Milk, ca, 1780–90, India, Punjab Hill, Mandi, Ink, opaque watercolor, paper, 6 7/8 x 7 11/16, 17.5 19.5 cm, Paintings, time, great deluge aeons, ago, treasures—, amrita, nectar, immortality— lost, beneath, primordial ocean, Gods, demons, jockeying, power decided, raise, powerful objects, watery depths
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