The Worcester Art Museum's own collection record and label text for "Shiva with Uma and Skanda (Somaskanda)," accession 1951.93, a bronze sculpture of the Chola dynasty, South India, 12th century CE. The label identifies three figures: Shiva seated on Mount Kailasa holding an axe and an antelope; his consort Parvati (Uma), mirroring his pose and wearing a marriage cord; and their infant son Skanda, also called Kartikeya, seated on a projecting section of the base, which the museum notes as an atypical variant since Skanda is usually shown standing or seated directly alongside his parents.
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PublisherWorcester Art Museum
URLhttps://worcester.emuseum.com/objects/10650/shiva-with-uma-and-skanda-somaskanda
Source TypeMuseum
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This source names Kartikeya directly: "their infant son Skanda, also called Kartikeya, seated on a projecting section of the base, which the museum notes as an atypical variant since Skanda is usually shown standing or seated directly..."
This source names Parvati directly: "an axe and an antelope; his consort Parvati (Uma), mirroring his pose and wearing a marriage cord; and their infant son Skanda, also called Kartikeya, seated on a projecting section of the base..."
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- Sacred Art & Iconography, 13 claims: 9 well-attested, 3 holds, 1 general references.
- Sources, 7 claims: 5 well-attested, 2 holds.
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