Kumara-Skanda
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
This elaborately haloed head and upper torso of a smiling youth has been tentatively identified as lndra, on the basis of his headdress and attributes: the stem of a flower in the figure's right hand and the placement of the attribute in his left, possibly a vajra, one of Indra's implements.
Caption
Kumara-Skanda, 5th century. Terracotta relief plaque, 17 in. (43.2 cm) mount: 12 1/2 × 9 × 4 3/4 in. (31.8 × 22.9 × 12.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Bernice and Robert Dickes, 78.247.2. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Collection
Collection
Title
Kumara-Skanda
Date
5th century
Period
Gupta Period
Geography
Place made: Ahichchhatra, Uttar Pradesh, India
Medium
Terracotta relief plaque
Classification
Dimensions
17 in. (43.2 cm) mount: 12 1/2 × 9 × 4 3/4 in. (31.8 × 22.9 × 12.1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Bernice and Robert Dickes
Accession Number
78.247.2
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