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Sacred Correspondences
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Shorhasi/Chinnamosta, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art's own collection record for its Calcutta Art Studio lithograph diptych of Shorhasi (Shodashi, also called Tripurasundari) and Chinnamosta (Chhinnamasta), one of five sheets depicting the Ten Mahavidyas, describing Chhinnamasta as having cut off her own head and drinking the blood that gushes from her severed neck.

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Citation
Publisher
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
URL
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/78249
Source Type
Museum
Assessment
Reliability Tier
2
Tier two: the holding institution's own catalogue record, used here for the print's subjects, iconographic reading and place in the wider five-sheet series.
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Chhinnamasta, Deities

This source names Chhinnamasta directly: "Tripurasundari) and Chinnamosta (Chhinnamasta), one of five sheets depicting the Ten Mahavidyas, describing Chhinnamasta as having cut off her own head and drinking the blood that gushes from her..."

Claims Backed By This Source (15 claims)

This source backs 15 claims across the atlas. As facts: 11 well-attested. As cited relationships: 3 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Sacred Art & Iconography, 9 claims: 6 well-attested, 2 holds, 1 general references.
  • Sources, 6 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 holds.
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