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10. Uma-Mahesvara
E. Bengal
9th c.
bronze
5 1/2"
14 cm
Uma-Mahesvara
Detail:three quarters view - right
This extraordinary small sculpture portrays Siva and Parvati in a frankly erotic embrace. It is from the Pala tradition, but likely from Eastern Bengal - now Bangladesh. A similar example can be found in the Ford collection in the Walters art Gallery in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Detail: back
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