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Metadata
Title |
Seated Mahasitavati |
Date |
/ / |
Year Range from |
1600 |
Year Range to |
1700 |
Medium |
Gray stone |
Dimensions |
H-9 W-6.75 inches |
Accession Number |
68.26 |
Department |
ASIAN |
Description |
Gray stone sculpture of the female Buddhist deity Mahasitavati depicted with three heads and eight arms. The figure sits on a plain throne with the drapery hanging below it. Two demons are seen crouching beneath the pedestal on either side of the central drapery. The figure carries in her upper right hand a sword, the next right hand a vajra (diamond or thunderbolt), in the third right arm a stalk of corn and in the other hand an open lotus. In the top left hand she carries a book, the following left hand holds an unidentfied object, in the third she holds a bow, and the fourth rests on her left leg. The goddess in seated in meditative asana. 17th century. |
Credit line |
Paul E. Manheim |
Search Terms |
1600s 17th Century Arrow Asana Asian Book Bow Buddhist Architecture Deities Demons Diamond Earth Tones Emanation Exploring the Centuries: 3rd-20th Century Asian Art Female Goddess Holy Figures Lotus Mahasitavati Meditation Meditative Multi-Limbed Nepalese Open Lotus Protection Sacred Statuary Salvation Sculpture Seated Mahasitavati Small Stalk of Corn Stone Sword Three-Faced Throne Thunderbolt Vajra |