File:Nepal, 14th century - Varahi - 1978.70 - Cleveland Museum of Art.tif
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Title |
Varahi |
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Object type |
sculpture object_type QS:P31,Q860861 |
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Description |
This Hindu goddess has the body of a young mother and the head of a female boar, which is the meaning of the Sanskrit word varahi, with the third eye of true knowledge. This sculpture was one of a set of seven goddesses associated with worship of the Hindu god Shiva or the mother goddess. The objects in three of her four hands reference the countercultural tantric Hindu practices of drinking revolting liquids from a bowl made from a skull. The fish implies the consumption of illicit food, and the snake pertains to the noose that keeps one bound in fear that leads to inevitable death. In tantric Hindu rituals, this goddess would aid the practitioners in overcoming their fears that keep them attached to ordinary life in the world, instead of reaching the liberated state of union with the creator. |
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Date | c. 1300s | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medium | Bronze | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions | Overall: 21 cm (8 1/4 in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q657415 |
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Current location |
Indian and Southeast Asian Art |
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Accession number |
1978.7 |
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Place of creation | Nepal, 14th century | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Credit line | Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Source/Photographer | https://clevelandart.org/art/1978.70 |
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