Goddess Hariti Seated Holding a Child

Creator Name

Unknown

Cultural Context

Buddhist

Date

Creation: 10th century, 11th century

Source

Art Institute of Chicago

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Title

Goddess Hariti Seated Holding a Child

Creator

Unknown (link to bio)

India Bihar

Worktype

Sculpture

Sculpture; stone (unidentified); stone; sculpture; asian art

Cultural Context

Buddhist

Material

Black stone; stone

Dimensions

54 × 38.7 × 16.7 cm (21 1/4 × 15 1/4 × 6 9/16 in.)

Technique

Language

Date

Creation: 10th century, 11th century

Pala period, 10th/11th century

Provenance

Samuel M. Nickerson Fund

Style Period

South Asian

Rights

Public Domain

Inscription

Location

Bihar

Source

Art Institute of Chicago

Subjects

Descriptive Topic: Fertility, Mother, Child, Halo, Deity, Feline, Throne, Column, Jewelry, Asana

goddesses

Topic

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Unknown, Goddess Hariti Seated Holding a Child, 10th–11th century. Art Institute of Chicago. This stele of the goddess Hariti shows her surrounded by her children and wearing a thick, jeweled girdle common to many South Asian goddesses. Public Domain.

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