Kali as the Supreme Deity

ca. 1800

17.5 cm 27.6 cm

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The terrifying goddess Kali, wearing a necklace of skulls and holding a severed head in one of her hands, is worshiped here by other gods. From the left, we see Indra, Brahma (the creator), Vishnu (the preserver), and Shiva (the destroyer). Kali is associated with violence a...

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John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore; given to Walters Art Museum, 2002.
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