The Age of the Imperial Guptas c10.105

c10.105

jewellery, feeding peacock from bunch of fruit held in *r.* hand, *l.* hand behind him. Reverse—Kārttikeya, nimbate three-quarters to *l.*, riding on his peacock Paravāṇi, holding spear in *l.* hand over shoulder (*śakti-dhara*), with *r.* hand sprinkling incense on altar on *r.* (?); the peacock stands on a kind of platform; border of dots. No symbol.”