Acc No : R452 Object : Shanmukha Material : Schist Measurements (cms) : 70 x 33 x 18 Period : Vijayanagara Provenance : Unknown
A sculpture of a two armed Shanmukha (Karthikeya) as deity depicted with six heads. Seated in a lalitasana posture in his vahana, peacock and the pedestal has lotus motifs. The left hand is in varada mudra and the right hand is broken. He adorns with karandamukuta, haras, kundalas, udarabandha, upavita, katibandha, armlets, anklets and an urdhavapundra mark is visible on his forehead.