Linga with One Face (""Ekamukhalinga"")
The face of the Hindu god Shiva emerges from this "linga," the “sign” or emblem through which he is most commonly worshiped. Most lingas are non-figural in form, their abstracted phallic shape alluding to Shiva’s transcendent power and generative energy. Here, Shiva is also re...
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Sculpture
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29923
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sculpture
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normalized
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Subhash Kapoor, Temple Art, New York City; purchased by John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore, 1983; given to Walters Art Museum, 2003.
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CC0
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en
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7
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import
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| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/ARG_25.250_Fnt_UK.jpg |
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| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/ARG_25.250_Fnt_UK.jpg |
| imageCount | 7 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/25.250 |
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pink sandstone
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