Planetary Deities Shani, Rahu, and Ketu
The figures on this fragmentary sculptural relief are three of the nine planetary deities, or "navagrahas," of Indian astrology. Believed to influence one's wellbeing ("graha" means "seizing" as well as "planet" and "eclipse"), the navagrahas are worshiped to prevent danger or...
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Sculpture
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22262
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sculpture
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normalized
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provenance
Baroness Helen Giskra, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1949, by gift.
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en
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7
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import
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Pala School
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