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Varahi, the boar-headed goddess
Accession Nr.: | 6651 |
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Type: | relief |
Date of production: |
4th-5th c.
Mathura art |
Place of production: | |
Acquisition: | donation of Imre Schwaiger |
Materials: | red sandstone |
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Techniques: | carved |
Dimensions: | height: 12 cm width: 9.5 cm depth: 7 cm 1.23 kg |
Fragment of a Gupta-era relief made of the characteristic yellow-spotted red sandstone of Mathura art. Varahi, i.e. boar-headed goddess, is the female counterpart of god Vishnu's boar manifestation (avatara), Varaha. Varahi belongs to the group of seven mother-goddesses, the Saptamatrikas, of which the present architectural fragment was probably a part.