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9/2/2020 Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Works of Art | Sotheby's

The present sculpture portrays a fierce deity with ten arms holding a shield which depicts a leaping warrior figure. Although most
of the implements are now missing, the wrathful countenance and striding stance refer unquestionably to a war god. The frontality
of the figure, the prominent musculature of the abdomen, the bulging eyes, and decorative patterning of the halo suggest a
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16 /17 Century date for the sculpture. Compare the image to another warrior figure from the Meenakshi Temple, see V.
Krishnan The Great Temple of Madurai Meenakshi, Tamil Nadu, 2015, p 52.

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