| Identification | |
| Name of the Museum /Institution
संग्रहालय/संस्था का नाम |
Directorate of Assam |
| Reference Number / संदर्भ संख्या | SM-DAS-AM-1404473 |
| Title/ Name of Object वस्तु का शीर्षक/नाम |
Kirtimukha |
| Type of Object / वस्तु की किस्म | Sculpture - प्रतिमा |
| Dynasty /वंश | Pala - पाल |
| Period / तारीख/युग | C. 11th - 12th Cent. CE |
| Style / शैली | Pala - पाल |
| Provenance / उद्गम/क्षेत्र | Pingaleswar, Kamrup (R) district, Assam |
| Material / सामग्री | Granite- ग्रेनाइट |
| Sub Material / उप.सामग्री | . |
| Location at the Museum / संग्रहालय में कहा पर अवस्थित है। | Museum |
| State/UT राज्य/संघ राज्य क्षेत्र |
Assam |
| Measurement/Weight माप/वजन |
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| Length(cm) / लंबाई | . |
| Width(cm) / चौड़ाई | 43 |
| Height(cm) / ऊंचाई | 15 |
| Weight(gm) / भार | . |
| Diameter(cm) /व्यास | . |
| Thickness(cm)/मोटाई | 64 |
| Depth(cm) /गहराई | . |
| Description / विवरण | |
| Description / विवरण | This is a sculpture of a Kirtimukha. The word mukha in Sanskrit refers to the face while kirti means fame and glory. The figure of the kirtimukha or glory-face is an artistic motif that appears on early Indian art and architecture, initially as a scared symbol and then more commonly as a decorative element. The motif of kirtimukha is seen crowning the stele of the stray icons and also in the structural components of the early medieval temples of Assam. there are legends in the Skanda Purana on origin of kirtimukha. The kirtimukha motif is closely associated with the Siva Temple also the monstrous face has a frightful look with bulging eyes and nose. |
| Identification Marks / पहचान चिन्ह | |
| Identification Mark Images / पहचान चिन्ह का छायाचित्र | |
| Condition / वस्तु की अवस्था | |
| Condition Description / स्थिति का विवरण | Good state of preservation. |
| Source | |
| From where acquired / अधिग्रहण का स्थान | Pingaleswar Archaeological site |
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