Shiva Vinadhara - Washington, DC
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Metro2
N 38° 53.305 W 077° 01.640
18S E 324166 N 4306347
Located in the Freer Gallery in Washington, DC
Waymark Code: WMRYQA
Location: District of Columbia, United States
Date Posted: 08/23/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
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The Freer Gallery is free to visit and is part of the Smithsonian Institution and open daily 10:30 to 5.

The Gallery's website for the sculpture (visit link) has an additional photo and informs us that the piece is from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is made of bronze and is dated c. 950.
It depicts the deity's front two hands playing the vina..a lute-like instrument. The two other hands hold an axe and antelope.
Time Period: Ancient

Approximate Date of Epic Period: 2000 BC

Epic Type: Religous

Exhibit Type: Figure, Statue, 3D Art
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