Treasures from the Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Museum

Author(s): L D Indology Ahmedabad
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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5 Unidentified Deity. Beige Sandstone, Madhya Pradesh (perhaps from Nachna area) Ca. 6th Century A.D. 89 x 54 x 22 cms. Acc. No. 1114 Gift of Smt. Madhuri D. Desal, Bombay
A two-armed standing male deity with a halo wears a kirita-mukuta, a dhoti, a walstband and various ornaments including a cross-belt, a broad necklace, ear onaments and armlets. A dagger is tucked in his waistband. The face is eroded and the arms and legs below the thighs missing. No conclusive opinion has been reached as to its identification.
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