Shiva as the Supreme Teacher
In this wooden sculpture, which once formed part of a temple chariot used for ritual processions, the Hindu god Shiva assumes the role of the supreme teacher, Dakshinamurti (“south-facing image”). Shiva is said to have faced south when imparting his supreme knowledge to the fo...
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Sculpture
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30123
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contentType
sculpture
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| stage |
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normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore; given to Walters Art Museum, 2002.
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CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| pageCount |
pageCount
4
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import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/ARG_25.241_Fnt_UK.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/ARG_25.241_Fnt_UK.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/ARG_25.241_Fnt_UK.jpg |
| imageCount | 4 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/25.241 |
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Medium
wood
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