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A granite figure of Bhairava
SOUTH INDIA, TAMILNADU, CHOLA PERIOD, 13TH CENTURY
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A granite figure of Bhairava
South India, Tamilnadu, Chola Period, 13th century
Standing on a square plinth, his radiating hands holding a drum, vajra, noose and bowl, wearing multiple necklaces, his face backed by a flaming mandala with his hair pulled into a high headdress centered with a lingam and with a crescent moon to his left, his canine mount behind him with coiled tail and bared fangs
49¾ in. (126.4 cm.) high
South India, Tamilnadu, Chola Period, 13th century
Standing on a square plinth, his radiating hands holding a drum, vajra, noose and bowl, wearing multiple necklaces, his face backed by a flaming mandala with his hair pulled into a high headdress centered with a lingam and with a crescent moon to his left, his canine mount behind him with coiled tail and bared fangs
49¾ in. (126.4 cm.) high
Provenance
Private American Collection, 1970s
Literature
Indianapolis Museum of Art Catalogue, Summer 1974, vol. I, no. 4, p. 252f.
Exhibited
Indianapolis Museum of Art, 1971-74
The Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, since 1998
The Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, since 1998