Mandala of Chandra, God of the Moon

A circular mandala painted in red, orange and white on cloth shows a multi-armed seated figure at the center of a pale disk, on a platform above a lotus base. Small seated figures fill the surrounding medallions and a lower register, framed by a dark red border with worn edges.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 14th–early 15th century

Medium

Distemper on cloth

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

3278 × 3694 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Uzi Zucker, 1981