Yama, the god of death

Yama, the god of death

Artist: Yama, the god of death
Title: Yama, the god of death

The rectangular format of this painting bordered in broad red and a thin line of black. Against the backdrop of yellow the profile of dark bodied Yama is painted riding on his mount a dark coloured buffalo. Two handed god holds a staff and a coiled snakle in his right and left hand respectively. The figure is flanked on either side by flowering sprouts.

Medium:

Size: 26.5 * 18.5 cms
Execution Year: Ca. 1700 AD
School: Kota school
Accession Number: A- 456