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An architectural fragment from a temple wall, carved with a dikpāla (regent of the direction). A four-armed figure of Īśāna in a reddish beige sandstone. The god stands on a cyma recta moulding and holds a rearing serpent and a rosary in his surviving hands. The other two arms are broken away. At the foot of the god is a small figure of Nandi.
Title
Architectural Fragment
Date
10th C–11th C
Medium
sandstone
Measurements
H 80 x W 25.8 x D (?) cm
Accession number
A_1857,0414.12
Acquisition method
acquired from G. A. Money, 1857
Work type
Sculpture