ArtCollectionsAsianPainted Hindu manuscript cover (Portada hindú de manuscritos pintada)
Painted Hindu manuscript cover (Portada hindú de manuscritos pintada)
Title

Painted Hindu manuscript cover (Portada hindú de manuscritos pintada)

Artist/Maker

Unknown, India,

Date

18th century

Medium

painted wood

Credit Line

Gift of Ms. Amy S. Clague in honor of the Museum's 50th Anniversary

Object Number

2008.329

Image Credit

© Phoenix Art Museum. All rights reserved. Photo by Ken Howie.

Department

Asian

On View

No

Description

This cover shows the same iconography as the example from Nepal: Shiva, the god of destruction; his consort Parvati; and their sons Kumara (right, with four arms) and Ganesha (left, with elephant head).

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