The Brahmanical Triad: Brahma, Shiva, Vishnu
In a uniquely Kashmiri visualization, all three deities are represented in three-faced form: Brahma with three heads manifest and a fourth assumed; Shiva with his wrathful and feminine aspects projecting left and right; and Vishnu with his lion and boar avatars. Brahma is attended by a goose (hamsa), Shiva by his calf bull Vrsabha, and Vishnu by his purusas, the personifications of his weapons.
Artwork Details
- Title: The Brahmanical Triad: Brahma, Shiva, Vishnu
- Date: 8th–9th century
- Culture: India (Jammu and Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir)
- Medium: Stone
- Dimensions: H. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm)
- Classification: Sculpture
- Credit Line: Purchase, Lita Annenberg Hazen Charitable Trust Gift, in honor of Cynthia and Leon Polsky, 1985
- Object Number: 1985.85
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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