Candrasala with Mahisamardini
Title | Candrasala with Mahisamardini |
Title2 | Candrasala with Mahisamardini |
Museum Name | Allahabad Museum, Allahabad |
Gallery Name | Early Sculpture |
Object Type | Sculpture |
Main Material | Stone |
Component Material II | Stone |
Component Material III | Stone |
Manufacturing Technique | Chisiling and Carving |
Main Artist | Not Known |
Artist's Nationality | Indian |
Artist's Life Date / Bio Data | Not Known |
Author | NA |
Country | India |
Provenance | Bhumara, Satna, Madhya Pradesh. |
Origin Place | Bhumara, Satna, Madhya Pradesh. |
Find Place | Bhumara, Satna, Madhya Pradesh. |
Scribe | NA |
Style | Gupta |
School | NA |
Patron/Dynasty | Gupta |
Period / Year of Work | C.5th century CE |
Inscription | No |
Tribe | NA |
Costume | NA |
Culture | NA |
Dimensions | 56 x 72.5 cm (osp.) |
Detailed Description | The Goddess leans forward, right foot planted on the head of the buffalo demon which she pierces with her trident. With her left hand she holds the creature's leg and bends it backward. The upper right and left hand carry a sword and a cauri-like object. Her ornaments consist of heavy round earrings, an ekavali, armlets with small floral crests, wristlets, and a double-stranded girdle. She wears a scarf which is draped across the hips and a lower garment, an end of which falls between the legs. The hair is parted in the center and done in rolled tiers that reach to the shoulders. The corpulent male attendant also wears a heavy wig like coiffure and holds a lotus flower in the right hand. |
Brief Description | The Goddess leans forward, right foot planted on the head of the buffalo demon which she pierces with her trident. With her left hand she holds the creature's leg and bends it backward. The upper right and left hand carry a sword and a cauri-like object. Her ornaments consist of heavy round earrings, an ekavali, armlets with small floral crests, wristlets, and a double-stranded girdle. She wears a scarf which is draped across the hips and a lower garment, an end of which falls between the legs. The hair is parted in the center and done in rolled tiers that reach to the shoulders. The corpulent male attendant also wears a heavy wig like coiffure and holds a lotus flower in the right hand. |