Kali
Shrine
mid 19th century (made)
mid 19th century (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Finely carved ivory image of the goddess Kali trampling on the prostrate body of Shiva. In this fearsome form, she is shown with her tongue projecting, brandishing weapons in two of her four arms, and holding a human head. She is also wearing a necklace of human skulls. The image is placed within a neo-classical door-way with pillars and a fanlight with floral designs, and mounted on a rectangular ivory base.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Kali (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Carved ivory |
| Brief description | Domestic, ivory, carved |
| Physical description | Finely carved ivory image of the goddess Kali trampling on the prostrate body of Shiva. In this fearsome form, she is shown with her tongue projecting, brandishing weapons in two of her four arms, and holding a human head. She is also wearing a necklace of human skulls. The image is placed within a neo-classical door-way with pillars and a fanlight with floral designs, and mounted on a rectangular ivory base. |
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| Production | Probably made in Berhampur |
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| Bibliographic reference | Sculpture victorious : art in an age of invention, 1837-1901 / edited by Martina Droth, Jason Edwards, and Michael Hatt ; with contributions by Tim Barringer ... [et al.]. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2014 Number: 9780300208030 (hardback), 0300208030 (hardback)
pp.290-291, cat. no. 100. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 02469(IS) |
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| Record created | July 31, 2003 |
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