Colossal Head of a Deva
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Colossal Head of a Deva, carved about 1200, is in the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland. It comes from a figure of a god taking part in the churning of the primordial milk ocean. Gods and demons pulled from opposite sides, using a serpent for a rope and a mountain for a churning rod. They sought the nectar that would grant immortality. The gods won the contest and obtained that deathless state. The head is displayed in gallery 244, Indian and Southeast Asian art.
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This head is from one of the gods (devas in Sanskrit) who, according to Hindu myth, churned the primordial Ocean of Milk to extract the nectar of immortality. Using a mountain as a churning rod and a serpent as the rope, the gods on one side and the demons on the other vied to win the nectar. The gods prevailed and achieved immortality.
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- 2011.147
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- Clevelandské muzeum umění
- Obrázek: Clevelandské muzeum umění — Museum open access
