Cosmic Shiva

Portrayed in an unusual dancing pose, the cosmic Shiva is shown with five heads and eighteen arms that bear weapons and ritual instruments. Shiva has a hermit’s piled-up hair on his upper heads, in front of which a crescent moon appears. The wavy white line at the right is the Ganges River, which descends from Shiva’s hair when he is residing in his mountain hideaway.

Pigments on paper

Overview

Creator :

Anonymous

Collection :

Walters Art Museum

Date :

1825-1850

Rights :

CC0

CC 0
CC BY SA
CC BY

Copyright-free

You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.

Creative Commons

You can :

remix / adapt this work even for commercial purposes, as long as you :

give appropriate credit and
license new creations under the identical terms.

Creative Commons

You can remix, adapt, and build upon this work, even commercially, as long as you:

credit the original creation.

Creative Commons

Explore More