Standing Four-Armed Deity

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a sculpture titled "Standing Four-Armed Deity" by an unknown artist. The sculpture is made of gray stone or metal and appears to be quite old. The figure has four arms; two are at the sides of the body with the elbows bent. The upper arms are roughly at a 90-degree angle to the body. The lower part of the sculpture has two legs standing on a small square base. The base is black and has two short black rods, one under each leg. The figure has no head. The body is muscular with defined sections for the abdomen and buttocks. The waist has a belt around it. The background of the image is white.