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Shiva with Uma and Skanda (Somaskanda), Object Record (Worcester Art Museum)

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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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Reliability Tier
1
Tier one: the holding institution's own catalogue record and label text for a work in its permanent collection, giving the accession number, dating, medium and its own figure-by-figure identification directly rather than through any intermediary.
Citation
Publisher
Worcester Art Museum
URL
https://worcester.emuseum.com/objects/10650/shiva-with-uma-and-skanda-somaskanda
Source Type
Museum
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Kartikeya, Deities

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..."

Source Shiva with Uma and Skanda (Somaskanda), Object Record (Worcester Art Museum)
Parvati, Deities

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..."

Source Shiva with Uma and Skanda (Somaskanda), Object Record (Worcester Art Museum)
Claims Backed By This Source (24 claims)

This source backs 24 claims across the atlas. As facts: 16 well-attested. As cited relationships: 7 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Sacred Art & Iconography, 17 claims: 11 well-attested, 5 holds, 1 general references.
  • Sources, 7 claims: 5 well-attested, 2 holds.
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