Editorial“Skanda on a Peacock” is displayed at an event that celebrated the return of 30 antiquities to Cambodia, in New York, Aug. 8, 2022. (Jeenah Moon/The New York Times)
EditorialGod Shiva and Goddess Uma Seated with Their Son, Skanda (Somaskanda). India; Tamil Nadu. Date: 1350-1450. Dimensions: 62.6 ? 75 ? 31.4 cm (25 ? 28 1/2 ? 12 3/8 in.). Bronze. Origin: Tamil Nadu.
EditorialGod Shiva and Goddess Uma Seated with Their Son, Skanda (Somaskanda). India; Tamil Nadu. Date: 1350-1450. Dimensions: 62.6 ? 75 ? 31.4 cm (25 ? 28 1/2 ? 12 3/8 in.). Bronze. Origin: Tamil Nadu.
EditorialThe war-god Skanda, eastern India, 8th09th CE. Skanda is alwyas depicted as a young man; here he holds a spear and wears a tiger-claw necklace. His hair is divided into three strands, characteristic of boyhood. Skanda's vehicle is the peacock and the p...