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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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Figure NAM-can-087. God Shiva accompanied by his wife Parvati (Uma-Maheshwara sacred union motif), holding trisula (trident) entwined by rearing naga hooded cobra in his right back hand and writhing rearing naga hooded cobra with the cranial gemstone in his left back hand. |
Medium: | Category (Object): |
Artist/Workshop: | Historical/Art Period, Date: |
Provenience: | Collection: |
Basalt | Sculpture (Stele, carved decoration, detail) |
Unknown | Chola/Pandyan Dynasties, 1150- 1350 AD |
TBD, Andhra Pradesh, South- East India |
Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Inventory № 985.154.1 |
Source-Image(s): The image(s) is/are from Alexei Alexeev's personal photo archive (The First* Canadian Expedition, 6-8 September 2015, 20-21 May 2017, 1-3 September 2017, 23-24 September 2018). All artefacts will be available for viewing in the Compendium's respective volumes after the completion of the fully integrated iconographic database. Some of the artefacts will be represented by several figures (offering a general view and details). |
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