Kumara
c. 150-200
Asia: India, Uttar Pradesh
On View

This figure very likely represents Kumara, the divine commander of the armies of the Hindu gods. He can be identified by his primary attribute, the spear, although the blade is broken.

Details

  • Title: Kumara
  • Date: c. 150-200
  • Medium: Sandstone
  • Dimensions: 23-1/2 in. (59.7 cm)
  • Credit Line: Norton Simon Art Foundation
  • Accession Number: M.1975.11.03.S
  • Copyright: © Norton Simon Art Foundation

Object Information

  • Dye III, Joseph M., Asian Art: Selections from the Norton Simon Museum, 1988, fig. 3 p. 23
  • Pal, Pratapaditya, Asian Art at the Norton Simon Museum, Volume 1: Art from the Indian Subcontinent, 2003, no. 48 p. 85
  • Campbell, Sara, Collector Without Walls: Norton Simon and His Hunt for the Best, 2010, cat. 1151 p. 377

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