Composite sculptures of North Bengal (c. 800-c.1200 A. D): An iconographic study

The present study is ‘Composite Sculptures from North Bengal (c. 800–1200 AD): An Iconographic Study’ and the author wants to undertake a critical study of the composite sculptures of North Bengal. Most of the images of composite sculptures have been found in different parts of North Bengal and these generally belonging to the period ranging from c. 8^th Century A.D to the c. 12^th Century A.D. Metal, black stone or sand stone, wood, clay were used for manufacturing these images. Umā-Maheswara, Siva-Gouri, Laxmi-Nārāyana, Ardhanarisvara form of Siva-Parvati etc are the best specimen of composite sculptures of North Bengal. Most of the sculptures of male and female figures of deities and human beings have been preserved in different Museum of North Bengal and in private collections. These artistic activities are considered to be valuable resources in Bengal as well as in the entire Eastern-India.