EditorialDancing Bhairava, A Horrific Form of God Shiva. Nepal. Date: 1201-1400. Dimensions: 62.6 x 38.8 x 10.8 cm (24 5/8 x 15 1/4 x 4 1/4 in.). Gray schist. Origin: Nepal.
EditorialHead of Bhairava, Nepal, Kathmandu Valley, Malla period, Date 16th century, Nepal, Kathmandu Valley, Gilt copper with rock crystal and paint, H. 32 in. (81.3 cm); W. 36 in. (91.4 cm); D. 14 in. (35.6 cm), Sculpture.
EditorialShrine with painted head of Bhairava. Inscribed on reverse: 'Head of ‘Teekha Bheirab’ near Pherphing. July 1857'. Shrine with painted head of Bhairava. 1857. Water-colour; 26 by 36 cm. Source: WD 3326.
EditorialShrine with painted head of Bhairava. Inscribed on reverse: 'Head of ‘Teekha Bheirab’ near Pherphing. July 1857'. Shrine with painted head of Bhairava. 1857. Water-colour; 26 by 36 cm. Source: WD 3326.
EditorialBhairava Raga, early 1800s. India, early 19th century. Color on paper; image: 18.7 x 12.5 cm (7 3/8 x 4 15/16 in.); overall: 35.6 x 22 cm (14 x 8 11/16 in.).
EditorialDancing Bhairava, A Horrific Form of God Shiva. Nepal. Date: 1201-1400. Dimensions: 62.6 x 38.8 x 10.8 cm (24 5/8 x 15 1/4 x 4 1/4 in.). Gray schist. Origin: Nepal.
EditorialShrine with painted head of Bhairava. Inscribed on reverse: 'Head of ‘Teekha Bheirab’ near Pherphing. July 1857'. Shrine with painted head of Bhairava. 1857. Water-colour; 26 by 36 cm. Source: WD 3326.
EditorialSchist sculpture of a four-faced linga, India, around 800. The Hindu god Shiva is usually worshipped in the form of a linga, an erect phallus. The four faces, each pointing in a cardinal direction, allude to Shiva's most prominent aspects, Bhairava, ...