Bhairavi dancing on Shiva
India, Kolkata, late 19th century
The wrathful goddess standing over her consort against a green background, her ten arms radiating about her and holding various implements, wearing a red sari with a garland of human skulls, her face backed by a flaming halo
Opaque and transparent pigments on paper
9 x 7 in. (22.8 x 17.8 cm.)
Bhairavi dancing on Shiva
India, Kolkata, late 19th century
The wrathful goddess standing over her consort against a green background, her ten arms radiating about her and holding various implements, wearing a red sari with a garland of human skulls, her face backed by a flaming halo
Opaque and transparent pigments on paper
9 x 7 in. (22.8 x 17.8 cm.)