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Object Type
Museum number: 1974,1209.1
Description: A standing bronze figure of a four-armed Śiva carrying a citron, an antelope (head missing) and an axe (lost); one hand in abhaya mudra.
Cultures/periods
Production date: 11thC-12thC
Production place: Made in: India (Deccan)
Findspot: Found/Acquired: Andhra Pradesh
Materials
Technique
Dimensions: Height: 67 centimetres
Bibliographic references
Location: On display (G33/dc54a/s2)
Exhibition history: Exhibited: 1981: Manifestations of Shiva, Philadelphia Museum of Art (29 Mar-07 Jun, 1981): number 101.
Subjects: arms/armour; deity
Associated names
Acquisition name
Funder name: With contribution from: Brooke Sewell Bequest; With contribution from: Brooke Sewell Permanent Fund
Acquisition date: 1974
Department: Asia
Registration number: 1974,1209.1

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