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Brahma and Shiva

anoniem850 - 925

Rijksmuseum

Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands

The Hindu god Brahma, creator of the physical world, can be easily identified by his four faces, which survey the four cardinal directions. He was considered a secondary deity and very few temples are dedicated to him. Here he carries the same attributes as the great god Shiva, including a rosary, flywhisk, water jar, and trident.

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  • Title: Brahma and Shiva
  • Creator: anoniem
  • Date Created: 850 - 925
  • Physical Dimensions: brons
  • Subject Keywords: Shiva
  • Rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
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