Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Kumara/Karttikeya

(item no. 65337)
Origin Location Nepal
Date Range 1200 - 1299
Lineages Hindu
Material Metal
Collection Rubin Museum of Art
Interpretation / Description

Kumara, (also known as Karttikeya, and Skanda), the son of the great Hindu god Shiva and Parvati.

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Exhibition Appearances
Exhibition: From the Land of the Gods: Art of the Kathmandu Valley

Thematic Sets
Collection of RMA: Best of Collection 1
Collection of RMA: Best of Collection 3
Region: Nepal Main Page
Nepal: Early Malla Period Sculpture
Collection of RMA: Best of Collection (Sculpture)
Hindu God: Skanda, Kumara, Karttikeya
Hindu Religion Masterworks (Sculpture)
Collection of RMA: Selected Sculpture
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Sculpture (Gallery 1)
Collection of Rubin Museum (Nepalese Sculpture Masterworks)
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Nepal
Hindu: Miscellaneous