Brahma-Shiva
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Kde je teď „Brahma-Shiva“? Clevelandské muzeum umění, 244 Indian and Southeast Asian, Cleveland. Ano, právě vystaveno. Ověřeno 9. listopadu 2026.
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Brahma appears in royal form in Brahma-Shiva, a southern Indian temple sculpture from the 900s at the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland. Prayer beads and piled matted hair retain signs of his priestly aspect. Four arms indicate power beyond the human, while four heads extend his creative activity in every direction. An upper hand reassures worshippers; a lower one carries a lotus bud, an emblem of birth. The lowered left hand makes a giving gesture, suggesting the creation he offers the world. On view in gallery 244 Indian and Southeast Asian.
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In the Hindu pantheon Brahma is in charge of carrying out the work of creation. In this tour-de-force of South Indian temple sculpture, he is in a special regal aspect, with the only elements of his typical priestly appearance being the prayer beads and the matted dreadlocks piled on his head.
Four arms connote superhuman power, and four heads convey the idea that his creative activities spread in all four directions. His upper right hand enjoins freedom from fear, and the lower holds a lotus bud associated with birth and the process of creation. His lowered left hand is held in the gift-giving gesture, suggestive of the gift of creation he will bestow upon the world.
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- 2007.155
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- Clevelandské muzeum umění
- Obrázek: Clevelandské muzeum umění — Museum open access
