Pancika and Hariti - the God of Prosperity and Wife
Relief fragment with two seated figures
| Accession Nr.: | 50.43.1 |
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| Type: | sculpture; relief |
| Date of production: |
2nd-4th c.
Gandhara art |
| Place of production: | |
| Acquisition: | donation of Imre Schwaiger |
| Materials: | grey schist |
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| Techniques: | carved |
| Dimensions: | height: 19.5 cm width: 19 cm |
Relief fragment. The God of Abundance, Pāñcika or Kubera, and his wife, Hārītī, sit in the relief. Their hairstyle and clothing is Hellenistic, their sitting posture is Western-style. Hārītī holds a lotus in her right hand, her left hand is missing (supposedly holding a cornucopia). Kubera's right hand is missing. Made of Himalayan grey slate.