| Identification | |
| Name of the Museum /Institution
संग्रहालय/संस्था का नाम |
Government Museum & Art Gallery Chandigarh |
| Reference Number / संदर्भ संख्या | GM-chd-CH-184095 |
| Title/ Name of Object वस्तु का शीर्षक/नाम |
Kartikeya |
| Type of Object / वस्तु की किस्म | Sculpture - प्रतिमा |
| Dynasty /वंश | Thanjavour - तंजौर |
| Period / तारीख/युग | C. 19th - 20th Cent. CE |
| Style / शैली | |
| Provenance / उद्गम/क्षेत्र | South India |
| Material / सामग्री | Amethyst - जामुनिया |
| Sub Material / उप.सामग्री | |
| Location at the Museum / संग्रहालय में कहा पर अवस्थित है। | Display |
| State/UT राज्य/संघ राज्य क्षेत्र |
Chandigarh |
| Measurement/Weight माप/वजन |
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| Length(cm) / लंबाई | |
| Width(cm) / चौड़ाई | |
| Height(cm) / ऊंचाई | 51.3 |
| Weight(gm) / भार | |
| Diameter(cm) /व्यास | |
| Thickness(cm)/मोटाई | 9 |
| Depth(cm) /गहराई | |
| Description / विवरण | |
| Description / विवरण | The sculpture of Kartikeya is seated on a peacock. He has six heads. He has 12 arms all holding different attributes. Two crown wearing female figures chauri bearers are standing on both the sides. Two winged kinnars above a kirtimukha in between can be seen. |
| Identification Marks / पहचान चिन्ह | |
| Identification Mark Images / पहचान चिन्ह का छायाचित्र | |
| Condition / वस्तु की अवस्था | |
| Condition Description / स्थिति का विवरण | There are deep cracks along the lower area of the main figure. There is loss of wood at some points which has been repaired at some earlier stage with lacquer. There are deep cracks and loss of wood in the area of heads. A piece has been removed below peacocok. |
| Source | |
| From where acquired / अधिग्रहण का स्थान | |
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