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Title: Hanuman
Artist: Artist Unknown, India, Tamil Nadu
Physical Description: Hanuman stands on a tiered base, which starts square and sloped, then is square and straight up and then round sloped and ringed. He has a human body and a monkey’s head. He stands in an unbending stance with his hands in anjali mudra, held up to his chest with palms together in a prayer gesture. He wears a diaphanous garment from the waist down with only the edged decorated and depicted with a series of belts and sashes hanging in front of it. He wears a number of necklaces and armlets. His face is very worn and far less realistic than the body with the large round eyes incised with eyebrows above and a large circle on his forehead. His mouth is a simple slit.
Century: 17th century
Object Creation Date: 17th century
Accession Number: 1976/2.53
Medium and Support: bronze
relevance: rank 11.74591
Primary Keywords: deity; god; hanuman; hinduism; monkey

Title: Shiva, in his form as ekamukhalinga
Artist: Artist Unknown, India, Maharashtra
Physical Description: Possibly used to cover a linga, a phallic representation of the god Shiva or representing a linga decorated with a face of Shiva, we find a stylized face on a tall, thick cylindrical neck. He is depicted with large, wide open eyes consisting of a double line above and below with a heavy eyebrows above them. A third eye is between them in a vertical direction. He has thick lips and wears a luxurious moustache. A decorated band fits tightly under his chin and may represent a decorated beard of necklaces. At the bottom of the band is a stylized linga on a base, looking like a cross on a line. His ears sport snake earrings and his hair is worn combed back from the forehead in wide matted bands.
Century: 18th century
Object Creation Date: 18th century
Accession Number: 1977/2.46
Medium and Support: bronze
relevance: rank 11.61955
Primary Keywords: god; hinduism; named gods and goddesses; shiva

Title: Then Satan Went Forth from the Presence of the Lord
Artist: William Blake
Physical Description: Engraving of several figres including humans and mythological creatures. There are inscriptions above and below the depicted scene and it is bordered on three sides by a serpent.
Artist Life Dates: 1757-1827
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: published March 8, 1825
Accession Number: 1975/2.3
Medium and Support: line and stipple engraving on chine colle mounted on India paper
relevance: rank 11.14017
Primary Keywords: angel; figures; god; gods; nudes; satan; seated; snakes; standing; wind

Title: Allegory Referring to the Victory over the Turks by King Louis
Artist: Anonymous French
Artist Life Dates: ()
Century: Late 17th century
Object Creation Date: 1675-1699
Accession Number: 1960/1.130
Medium and Support: graphite, red chalk, pen and bistre ink
relevance: rank 10.69879
Primary Keywords: allegory; boat; bound; columns; eagles; france; god; gods; king; males; nudes; seated; victory; winged

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