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Dark granite sculpture of a seated four-armed deity with tall crown and jewelry, resting on a lotus base against a gray background.

Shiva as Mahesha

A seated, four-armed granite figure with a tall crown and multiple faces rests on a lotus pedestal, one leg folded and the other hanging down. Its upper hands hold objects, and the surface shows fine carved jewelry, a sacred thread, and a draped lower garment against a plain dark background.

Artist
Unknown
Date
10th century
Medium
Granite
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
2978 × 3722 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1000).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Egleston Fund, 1927

Español: Shiva como Mahesha, escultura de granito, siglo X

Una figura de granito de cuatro brazos, sentada y con una corona alta, descansa sobre un pedestal de loto, con una pierna doblada y la otra colgando. Sus manos superiores sostienen objetos, y la superficie muestra joyas finamente talladas, un cordón sagrado y una prenda inferior drapeada sobre un fondo oscuro liso.

Português: Shiva como Mahesha, escultura em granito, século X

Uma figura de granito de quatro braços, sentada, com coroa alta, repousa sobre um pedestal de lótus, com uma perna dobrada e a outra pendendo. Suas mãos superiores seguram objetos, e a superfície exibe joias finamente esculpidas, um cordão sagrado e uma veste inferior drapeada contra um fundo escuro liso.

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