Cover of a Shaiva Manuscript

11th century

4.5 cm 57.2 cm 1.2 cm

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The four outer figures on each side are kings of the primary and intermediate directions of the compass. The white shaft at the center is a four-faced linga, or "sign," of the god Shiva. Paying homage to the linga are the creator-god Brahma and his spouse on the left, and Vish...

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Lama Gallery, Bombay, India; John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore, January 18, 1969, by purchase.
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