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Figure of Brahma, god of creation
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Details
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- late 7th century - early 8th century AD
- Material and technique
- green chlorite
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with mount 51 x 28 x 10.5 cm max. (height x width x depth)
41 x 28 x 10.5 cm max. (height x width x depth)
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Purchased, 1995.
- Accession no.
- EA1995.114
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Further reading
Topsfield, Andrew, ‘Indian Art at the Ashmolean Museum’, Oriental Art, 43/4, (Winter 1997-1998), p. 28, illus. p. 26 fig. 9
Siudmak, John, ‘Carved Rock Relief at Nādihēl in the Kashmir Valley’, A. J. Gail and G. J. R. Mevissen, eds, with the assistance of Britta Zehmke, South Asian Archaeology 1991 (Stuttgart: Franz Steiner Verlag, 1993), pp. 640-641, pl. 50.3
Location
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First floor | Room 32 | India from 600
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First floor | Room 32 | India from 600
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