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Shiva
Shiva
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Shiva

Maker Indian Artist
Date18th-19th century
Place of originIndia
MediumBronze
Dimensions4 3/4 x 2 7/16 x 1 7/8 in. (12.1 x 6.2 x 4.8 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of George P. Bickford
Object numberS-69-39
Collections
Visual DescriptionWestern India folk
Hollow bronze bull lying down; right foreleg raised; left horn tip broken; bells around neck; on rectangular base; broken socket at back held halo over head; paper tag inside marked "?'9"; illegible yellow marking on right side of base; Nandi=bull of god Siva (lord of destruction and regeneration), south India. Large Nandi figures placed outside, facing temples of Siva
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Consort of Shiva
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folk style
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