Head of Bhairava
This hollow, mask-like head, carved and finished only in the front, is a typical Newar creation. Although it represents Bhairava, such heads (without a body) are used in bacchanalian rituals during the annual festival devoted to the god Indra. The festival of Indra, a deity of...
Artifact
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id
20483
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| contentType |
contentType
object
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2009, by gift.
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| rightsUri |
rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| pageCount |
pageCount
1
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| source |
source
import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/REF_F.38_Fnt_UK.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/REF_F.38_Fnt_UK.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/REF_F.38_Fnt_UK.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/61.359 |
Terms
Medium
wood with polychrome
Genre
sculpture (visual works)
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