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Dancing Shiva with star-shaped aureole
Dancing Shiva with star-shaped aureole

Dancing Shiva with star-shaped aureole

Date17th century
Object number70.32
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Discovering Buddhist Art - Seeking the Sublime, July 9, 2003 - June 3, 2005
Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions6 x 6 15/16 in. (15.3 x 17.6 cm) Overall h.: 10 1/16 in.
MediumBronze
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late 10th to early 11th century
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ca. 11th century
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ca. mid 12th century
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17th century
Object number: 52.51