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The finely modelled face, with wide, expressive eyes, appears beneath a delicate arrangement of beaded swags, a floral garland, and a five-leaf crown set against layered staves. The deity is adorned with large hoop earrings, enhancing its regal presence.
For comparison, see a related copper alloy linga cover featuring the four faces of Shiva in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1986.509). Also compare Sotheby’s, Paris, 9 December 2021, lot 107, and Bonhams, New York, 14 September 2015, lot 67.
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