Shiva

14th-15th century

16 cm 30.3 cm 12.5 cm

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Shiva stands firmly on his lotus pedestal, arching his back in a stance associated with power in the region of Kerala, on India’s southwestern coast, where this sculpture was made. In his upper hands, he holds a battle axe—to cut through illusion—and an antelope, which express...

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John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore; given to Walters Art Museum, 1989.
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