Description
Figures of deities who protect children are featured in this relief carving. A form of Skanda holding a bird and a flower stands next to a regal yakshi with pointed rodent or elephant ears. A diminutive figure who may be a child is shown kneeling at his feet. Above, the six-headed mother goddess Shashthi sits next to Skanda, holding the spear.
Provenance
(Peter Marks, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) (?–1973); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1973–)
Accession Number
1973.76
Medium
gray schist
Dimensions
Overall: 14.6 x 6 cm (5 3/4 x 2 3/8 in.)
Classification
Sculpture
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund