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July 11 2013

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Close view of several dark brown terracotta figurines lying on a red and cream striped cloth against a grey cinder-block wall. The figures wear ornate jewellery, armbands and beaded collars, and some hold long slender sticks or staffs. Their surfaces are glazed in dark brown with lighter tan accents. No people are visible in the scene.2013-09-04A dark grey stone statue of a standing female deity stands on a carved stepped pedestal in an outdoor garden. She wears a tall conical crown, a jewelled necklace and a long pleated waist cloth with ornamented sash, and holds a footed cup or lamp-like vessel in her raised right hand while her left hand hangs by her side. Behind her are a corrugated roof, a red brick wall and a tree, with orange flowers growing in the grass around the base. No living people are visible.2011-02-28A bronze metal statue of a standing deity murti stands on a round pedestal in a dim outdoor setting at night. The figure wears a tall conical crown, ornate jewelled necklaces, armlets, a decorated waist girdle and anklets, and holds a small ritual object in one hand. Behind it a person in a saffron-orange garment with yellow borders and a dark rudraksha-style mala stands partly visible, and a man in a black shirt and white dhoti is at left.2013-07-13February 01 20152015-02-01A dark stone statue of a standing female deity stands on a tiered lotus-petal pedestal set on a stepped plinth, on reddish dirt ground in front of a red brick wall. The figure wears a tall conical crown, ornate jewellery and a patterned, pleated dhoti-style lower garment with a long scarf draped over the arms. One hand holds a vessel or flower stem raised near the shoulder, while the other hangs open at the side. The carving is finely detailed with incised patterns on the clothing. The statue is the only subject and no people are visible.2011-02-28July 13 20132013-07-13Photograph, rotated sideways, of a dark bronze-toned seated deity murti resting on a white cloth. The figure has a broad chest, ornamented arms and a raised hand, with reddish-brown accents on its limbs and base. A partially visible human hand appears at the top edge, and another figure's arm at the right edge. No clear a person candidate is visible; the figure is a statue.2013-07-13 +1 copiesA photograph of a multi-armed deity murti lying on a cream cloth on a wooden table against a grey concrete block wall. The bronze-coloured figure has many arms holding a trident-like staff and other implements, with a crown-like headdress, a broad ornamental belt and jewelled armbands. Terracotta bricks sit beside it, and a blue pot is at upper right. The figure appears to be a statue being handled or prepared, with no people visible.2013-10-05July 04 20132013-07-04A grey carved stone statue of a standing female deity on a tiered stone pedestal, set outdoors on dry ground. The figure wears a tall conical crown, ornate necklace and jewelled waist ornament, with one hand raised holding a small object and the other hand lowered with palm turned outward. Beside it, a partly visible carved stone figure with a serpent-like form stands on another pedestal. Behind are blurred orange and white cloth hangings and a wire fence. This is a deity murti, not a person, so no physical people are present.2011-02-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20132013-06-282007 - Making of Wax models of deities