Shiva as the “Victor over Death” (Mrityunjaya), Holding a Rosary and Elixir of Immortality

Shiva as the “Victor over Death” (Mrityunjaya), Holding a Rosary and Elixir of Immortality
Shiva as the “Victor over Death” (Mrityunjaya), Holding a Rosary and Elixir of Immortality
Place of originMathura region, India

Shiva as the “Victor over Death” (Mrityunjaya), Holding a Rosary and Elixir of Immortality

Date9th century
Mediummottled red sandstone
Dimensionsobject: 27 × 22 × 8 3/4 in. (68.6 × 55.9 × 22.2 cm) crate: 47 × 34 × 19 in., 337 lb. (119.4 × 86.4 × 48.3 cm, 152.9 kg)
ClassificationSCULPTURE
Credit LineSBMA, Gift of Ramesh and Urmil Kapoor
Object number2011.50.2
Collection
  • Asian
Sub-Collection(s)
  • Indian
On View
On view
Head of Shiva
India, Uttar Pradesh, Mathura
6th century
Bodhi Tree
India, Uttar Pradesh, Mathura
1st-3rd century
Head of a Devotee
Northern India
ca. 2nd century
Land/Space/Time
Michelle STUART
2011
Musician with Female Companion
India
ca. 12th century
Head of a male youth wearing a Phrygian cap
Greek, Attic
late 5th or early 4th century BCE
Bi Disc
China, Qijia culture
ca. 2500 BCE
Bi Disc
China
ca. 2500 BCE
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