EditorialBrahma, Shiva, and Vishnu, 9th century, Pakistan (Northwest Frontier Province, probably Swat Valley), Bronze with silver inlay, H. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm); W. 6 3/4 in. (17.2 cm), Sculpture.
EditorialBrahma, Angkor period, first quarter of the 10th century, Cambodia, Sandstone, H. 47 1/2 in. (120.7 cm); W. 21 in. (53.3 cm); D. 9 in. (22.9 cm), Sculpture, This representation of Brahma, the Brahmanical god of creation and ancestor of all universes, i...
EditorialHindu gods including Trimurti, Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, Italy, 1844.
EditorialCandi Srikandi, details of the southern niche decorated with a four-armed Brahma. Dieng Plateau, Wonosobo district, Central Java province, 8th-9th century Indonesia, Indonesia.
EditorialStatues of Hindu gods Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. Handcoloured lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche's "Vollstaendige V?lkergallerie in getreuen Abbildungen" (Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures), Meissen, circa 1835-1840. Goedsche (1785-18...
EditorialThe Gods, led by Brahma, approach Vishnu to manifest on earth as Dasaratha's four sons in order to vanquish the evil demon Ravana. From Ramayana, Bala Kanda. India, Udaipur, 1712. Shelfmark: Add. 15295 Page Folio Number: f.38.
EditorialHead of Brahma, with Vishnu and Shiva the third god of the Hindu trinity. He is represented with four faces, for the four vedas, the sacred texts written in ancient Sanskrit. Phnom Bok (Siemreap), late 9th, early 10th. Sandstone, H: 46 cm MG 18101.
EditorialRelief sandstone panel depicting the Saptamatrika, 10th century. With the exception of one, each goddess derives her name and attributes from the male god who she personifies. Brahmani (the second figure from the left) has four heads like Brahma, and i...
EditorialA woman worships the four-headed Hindu deity Brahma who sits cross-legged between two small fires, 1760. From a "Ragamala" series. ID: Add Or 28.