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Sculpture
Three Hindu Gods
Narayana-Surya-Shiva
Indian artist, (active )
Indian artist
India
Primary
22 3/8 x 15 3/4 x 9 3/8 in. (56.8 x 40 x 23.8 cm)
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Sandstone
Sandstone
10th Century -12th Century
900
1199
1000-1400, 500-1000, Indian, Narayana, sculpture, Shiva, Surya
Sculpture
The identity of the three Hindu gods in this sculpture remains a mystery. The most common three-headed sculpture in Hindu art is of Brahma-Shiva-Vishnu. The cobras around the heads are sometimes associated with Brahma, the Creator; Shiva, the Destroyer; and Vishnu, the Preserver. The monkey on the left side of the sculpture could refer to Prince Rama, an incarnation of Vishnu and the protagonist of The Ramayana, one of India's great national epic poems, because an army of monkeys and bears helped him defeat the demon king Ravana. One missing visual element, however, suggests that the sculpture does not contain the god Shiva, who can always be identified by the presence of a third eye.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
1961.12
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/13/2001
61.12SL1
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4 x 5
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61.12DI1
digital image
3/4
2 x 2
7/23/2002
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61.12DI#2
digital image
proper right side
5/28/2015
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61.12DI#3
digital image
proper left side
5/28/2015
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Sculpture
The God Surya
Indian artist, (active )
Indian artist
India
Primary
45 3/4 x 23 x 7 7/8 in. (116.2 x 58.4 x 20 cm)
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sandstone
sandstone
Indian; made in Uttar Pradesh
ca. 600
595
605
500-1000, Indian, sculpture, Surya
Sculpture
1982.48
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/13/2001
82.48SL1
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full-frontal
2 x 2
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82.48SL2
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82.48SL3
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full-3/4 fr left
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82.48SL4
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82.48SL5
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