Recumbent bull
All the gods in the Hindu pantheon have animal mounts that share character traits with their riders. Shiva’s mount is a bull, the symbol of power and virility. This bull is richly decked out as befits an animal ridden by a deity. It was probably positioned in a small pavilion facing the main temple, with its head pointing towards the deity.
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Recumbent bull
All the gods in the Hindu pantheon have animal mounts that share character traits with their riders. Shiva’s mount is a bull, the symbol of power and virility. This bull is richly decked out as befits an animal ridden by a deity. It was probably positioned in a small pavilion facing the main temple, with its head pointing towards the deity.
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Bruikleen van de Vereniging va ...... aat Gerrit-Jan Verburgt, 1969)
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On loan from the Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (Gerrit-Jan Verburgt bequest, 1969)
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creator
description
All the gods in the Hindu pant ...... ad pointing towards the deity.
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Alle goden uit het hindoeïsme ...... n kop gericht naar de godheid.
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format
identifier
AK-MAK-520
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publisher
Rijksmuseum
subject
title
Liggende stier
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Recumbent bull
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created
c. 1000 - c. 1200
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ca. 1000 - ca. 1200
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extent
beeld grondvlak breedte 63 cm
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beeld grondvlak diepte 30 cm
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beeld breedte 64,0 cm
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beeld diepte 29,0 cm
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beeld gewicht 140 kg
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beeld hoogte 63,0 cm
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depth 29.0 cm
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depth 30 cm
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height 63.0 cm
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weight 140 kg
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isPartOf
Collectie: Zuid-Azië (collectie)
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Collectie: beeldhouwwerken
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Collection: sculptures
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provenance
…; collection Demotte, Paris, ...... om on loan to the museum, 1972
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spatial
temporal
11e eeuw
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11th century
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12e eeuw
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12th century
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