Marichi, Buddhist Solar Deity Depicted as a Sow with Babies

Marichi, Buddhist Solar Deity Depicted as a Sow with Babies
Marichi, Buddhist Solar Deity Depicted as a Sow with Babies

Marichi, Buddhist Solar Deity Depicted as a Sow with Babies

Date11th century
Mediumbronze
Dimensionsobject: 2 1/2 × 2 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (6.4 × 5.7 × 3.8 cm)
ClassificationSCULPTURE
Credit LineAnonymous gift
Object number2019.36.2
Subject(s)
  • animal
  • pig
  • deity
  • Buddhism
  • religion
Collection
  • Asian
Sub-Collection(s)
  • Indian
On View
Not on view
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late 19th century
The Baby Krishna with Butter Ball
India
15th-16th century
Fragmentary Male Figure
India, West Bengal, Chandraketugarh
ca. 100 BCE
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India, West Bengal, Chandraketugarh
200-50 BCE
Woman in Dancing Posture
India, West Bengal, Chandraketugarh
Shunga period, 200-50 BCE
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