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Shiva met de maan in het haar

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Date: c. 1000 - c. 1200
Medium: bronze (metal)
Institution: Rijksmuseum

The god is making the abhaya mudra, or '˜fear not' gesture, with his front right hand and the varada mudra, the '˜wish granting' gesture, with his left. In his raised, rear hands he holds two of his attributes, an axe and a deer. These attributes are found only in images of Shiva from South India.

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