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Great Indian Fruit Bat, Bhawani Das, ca. 1777–82
Bhawani DasIndian

Great Indian Fruit Bat

ca. 1777–82 · Painting

Can I see it?

Yes, on view now

Where is “Great Indian Fruit Bat” now? The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gallery 464, New York. Yes, on view now. Checked September 29, 2026.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, United States

Room464

Closing soon· until 5:00 PM

On public display.

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Accession number
2008.312

What it shows

Bats

In the catalog

PaintingsInkRococoNeoclassicism18th century

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