Shiva as Mahesha, Chola period (880–1279), 10th century, India (Tamil Nadu), Granite, H. 58 in. (147.3 cm); W. 32 in. (81.3 cm); D. 16 in. (40.6 cm), Sculpture, This statue is part of a group of unusual large stone carvings in the round from the Chola period. They all portray the same deity, long identified as Brahma but now thought to be Mahesha, a form of Shiva
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Shiva, Mahesha, Chola period, 880–1279, 10th century, India, Tamil Nadu, Granite, H, 58, 147.3 cm, W, 32, 81.3, D, 16, 40.6, Sculpture, statue, part, group, unusual large, stone, carvings, round, portray, deity, long identified, Brahma, now thought, form
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