Siva Who Bears the Crescent Moon
Date:
11th Century
Dimensions:
18 1/2 inches (46.99 cm)
Credit Line:
Founders Society Purchase, Acquisitions Fund
Object number:
80.38
Siva (Hindu diety) is shown in formal, frontal position with his weight evenly distributed on both legs. He holds an axe and an antelope in one set of hands. His normal right hand is held in gesture of abhaya-mudra (do not fear), his normal left in ahuya-varada mudra (to come and receive). His hair is decorated with a moon, cobra and flowers.
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