Posthumous Portrait of a Queen as Parvati

A standing female deity carved in dark andesite, hands clasped at the waist, with a crown and jewelry. A couched bull fills the base, and a small elephant-headed figure stands at her left, with a seated attendant on the right.

Look closer: A cobra hood rises behind the figure's head at the upper right of the slab.

Artist

Unknown

Date

14th century

Medium

Andesite

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

1938 × 3722 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, 2000 Benefit Fund, 2001