Subrahmanya (also known as Karttikeya, Kumara, etc.) / Artist Unknown, India, South India
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- Accession Number
- 1978/2.114
- Title
- Subrahmanya (also known as Karttikeya, Kumara, etc.)
- Artist Nationality
- Indian
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - 20th century
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- India (nation)
- Tamil Nadu (state)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- India (nation)
- Creation Place 3
- Tamil Nadu (state)
- Style/Group/Movement
- South Indian bronze
- Dimensions
- 18.2 cm x 7.9 cm x 6.9 cm (7 3/16 in. x 3 1/8 in. x 2 11/16 in.)
- Century
- 19th-20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Sculpture
- Primary Object Type
- figure
- Secondary Object Classification
- Ritual Objects
- Secondary Object Type
- figure
- Physical Description
- Subrahmanya stands on a tiered base which starts square and sloped, then is square and straight up and then round sloped with an incised decoration, then flanged out as a base for the figure to stand. He stands in an unbending pose and has four hands. Reading in a clockwise direction form the right front hand they are: in a reassuring gesture [abhyaya mudra], holding a vajra [a symbol of lightening], holding a symbol of a spear [actually what can be read as the head of the spear], and in a gesture of giving [varada mudra]. He wears a lung from his waist decorated with incised pattern and a lot of jewelry including belts with pendants, necklaces a decorated beaded sacred thread, large earring and an elaborate crown.
- Subject Matter
- Subrahmanya stands on a tiered base which starts square and sloped, then is square and straight up and then round sloped with an incised decoration, then flanged out as a base for the figure to stand. He stands in an unbending pose and has four hands. Reading in a clockwise direction form the right front hand they are: in a reassuring gesture [abhyaya mudra], holding a vajra [a symbol of lightening], holding a symbol of a spear [actually what can be read as the head of the spear], and in a gesture of giving [varada mudra]. He wears a lung from his waist decorated with incised pattern and a lot of jewelry including belts with pendants, necklaces a decorated beaded sacred thread, large earring and an elaborate crown.
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- hindu
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 915 x 1295
- File Size
- 125 KB
- Record
- 1978/2.114
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"Subrahmanya (also known as Karttikeya, Kumara, etc.); ; Artist Unknown, India, South India." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1978-sl-2.114/1978_2.114.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 13, 2024.