History · Emergence of Regional Kingdoms
UGC NET July 2016 History
Which of the following sculptures is a characteristic of the Pallava period?
ASomaskanda ✓ Correct
BGanesha
CNataraja
DAnantasayana
Correct answer: (A) Somaskanda — The Somaskanda sculpture is characteristic of the Pallava period, so the answer is Somaskanda.
Explanation
★The Somaskanda sculpture is characteristic of the Pallava period, so the answer is Somaskanda.
★It is a particular form of showing Shiva with Parvati and the child Skanda.
★This family group depicts the divine family together.
★It originated during the sixth to eighth centuries.
★This was the period of the Pallavas in south India.
★So the Somaskanda form is a mark of Pallava art.
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