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Title
Kali as the Supreme Deity
Description
English: The terrifying goddess Kali, wearing a necklace of skulls and holding a severed head in one of her hands, is here worshiped by the great gods. From the left, we see Indra, Brahma (the creator), Vishnu (the preserver), and Shiva (the destroyer). Kali stands for the forces of destruction, but she is also a life-giver. Her posture is that of a woman giving birth.
Date circa 1800
date QS:P571,+1800-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium pigments on paper
Dimensions height: 27.6 cm (10.8 in); width: 17.4 cm (6.8 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,27.62U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,17.46U174728
institution QS:P195,Q210081
Accession number
W.897
Place of creation Chamba, India
Object history
  • John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]
  • 2002: given to Walters Art Museum
Credit line gift of John and Berthe Ford, 2002
Source Walters Art Museum : Home page Info about artwork
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Kali as the supreme deity worshiped by Indra, Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva

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