Item: Deity

Skanda, the female consort of Skanda Kartikeya the warrior god son of Shiva. This is only a tentative identification and not textually supported.

Full of character, facial expression and color these four deities remain unidentified. They are painted on paper with the reverse of each filled with text in the nagari script of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. These pages are from a much larger set depicting an entire Tantric system, however these deities display both Hindu and Buddhist features. An informed identification awaits further study.

Jeff Watt 5-2005

Reverse of Painting
English Translation of Inscription: (Nagari script).

Thematic Sets
Collection of RMA: Best of Collection 2
Nepal: Illuminated Manuscripts (Shaiva Text)
Hindu: Miscellaneous
Hindu God: Kumari
Nepal: Paintings
Nepal: Buddhism
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Nepal