God Shiva and Goddess Uma Seated with their Son, Skanda (Somaskanda)

God Shiva and Goddess Uma Seated with their Son, Skanda (Somaskanda)

Vijayanagar period, about 1400 · Tamil Nadu

Bronze

Art Institute of Chicago · Medieval (500–1500) · CC0 · Robert Allerton Purchase Fund

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