Chamunda
Date907/1053
Object PlaceIndia, South Asia, Asia
MediumStone
ClassificationsSculpture
Dimensions44 inches (111.8 cm)
Credit LineFounders Society Purchase, L. A. Young Fund
Object number57.88
DescriptionSeated, cross-legged figure of black stone representing the Goddess Chamunda. She has exaggerated breasts and four arms. She wears three necklaces and a group of bracelets and carries a club, shield, and skull cap. There is a halo at the back of her head on the flat background. She has serpent armlets and a serpent running diagonally between her breasts and over her left shoulder.On View
On viewLocations
- Exhibition Demo Museum (Hanover Square), Level 2, Asian, Gallery 3
10th/11th Century
12th Century
12th Century
1450/1475
12th Century
600/900
1290 BC
c. 1880