A painted wooden water pot with Heads of Mother Goddesses
A painted wooden water pot with Heads of Mother Goddesses

NEPAL, 18TH CENTURY

细节
A painted wooden water pot with Heads of Mother Goddesses
Nepal, 18th century
Of ovoid form with waisted neck, painted around the sides with the heads of Mahakala and the seven Mother goddesses between floral bands
14¼ in. (36.2 cm.) high
出版
P. Pal, Durga: Avenging Goddess, Nurturing Mother, 2005, p. 19, fig. 10
展览
Durga: Avenging Goddess, Nurturing Mother, Norton Simon Museum of Art, October 7, 2005 - March 27, 2006
Durga: The Great Goddess Revealed, Honolulu Academy of Arts, August 23, 2004 - December 5, 2004

拍品专文

According to Dr. Pal, this pot was probably used in ritual bathing ceremonies dedicated to the mother goddess, Devi, as prescribed in the Devimahatmya