Shiva

ca. 1300

40.6 cm 54.8 cm 41.9 cm

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Like an earthly king emerging from his palace to give an audience to his people, this sculpture would have been ceremoniously brought out of the temple and adorned with necklaces, crowns, diadems, ear ornaments, and rings. Crowds saw Shiva as if he were in motion, towering abo...

Sculpture

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12382
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Nasli Heeramaneck, New York; purchased by John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore, April 1970; given to Walters Art Museum, 2011.
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en
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7
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