Statue

2003-41-24

From: India

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 2003-41-24
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience India
Section Asian
Materials Ceramic | Wood
Iconography Lakshmi | Shakti
Description

Statue of a female Hindu deity most likely Lakshmi or Adi Parashakti wearing a pink dress with outer ornaments over dress. She is wearing an elaborate kiritamakuta or karandamukuta crown and has a nose ring. Arms are very fragile and loose. Possibly made for the Gangaur festival.

Credit Line Gift of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum (also known as the Philadelphia Civic Center Museum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2003
Other Number 1994.X.3374 - Other Number

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