Figure of the war god Skanda
On displayA son of Shiva, Skanda (or Karttikeya) is associated with the peacock.
Details
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Title
Figure of the war god Skanda
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Associated place
Swat (place of creation) -
Date
5th - 6th century AD (AD 401 - 600)
Gupta Period (AD 320 - 600) -
Material and technique
steatite
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Material index
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Technique index
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Object type
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Dimensions
18 x 9.6 x 3.7 cm max. (height x width x depth)
with mount 21.5 x 9.6 x 4.3 cm max. (height x width x depth) -
No. of items
1
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Credit line
Bequeathed by Douglas and Mary Barrett, 2013.
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Museum location
Ground floor | Gallery 12 | India to AD 600 -
Museum department
Eastern Art
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Accession no.
EA2013.64
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Further reading
Ahuja, Naman, Art and Archaeology of Ancient India: Earliest Times to the Sixth Century (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2018), no. 66
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