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Standing Shiva Mahadeva

Cleveland Museum of Art

The bronze sculpture depicts Standing Shiva Mahadeva. The figure is male, has four arms, and three faces. The central face looks straight ahead with eyes closed. Two smaller faces are on either side of the central face, looking left and right. The figure has a crown. The figure wears necklaces and bracelets. The figure wears a short dhoti. The figure holds a trident with the lower half in the left hand. The right hand holds a rosary. The figure has a serpent coiled around the waist. The figure stands on a flat base with a bull to the left and an elephant to the right. A small figure stands in front of each animal. A circular object with texture is behind the heads. The background is gray and white.

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701 × 893 px
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