Somaskanda, Shiva with Parvati and their son Skanda

Title
Somaskanda, Shiva with Parvati and their son Skanda
Year/Period
Chola period, c. 1200
Region
Tamil Nadu, South India
Object Type
figurines, religious symbols and sculptures
Material
bronze (metal)
Technique
carving (processes), casting (process), metalworking
Dimension
Object size: 001: L37.0 x W20.0 x H56.0 cm,
Object size: 002: L27.5 x W20.5 x H50.0 cm
Accession No.
2000-00777
Collection of
Asian Civilisations Museum

This is a sculpture of Shiva and Parvati accompanied by their son Skanda. This is visualised in the Tamil Hindu tradition as a representation of an ideal divine 'family'.This sculpture is unusual in the manner in which the pedestals fit into each other unlike the conventional single pedestal for the trio.

 

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