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A small carved stone figure of a deity murti stands on a tiered base against a black background. The figure wears a tall crown, a necklace and a sash, and holds a long staff topped with a pinwheel-like motif. A curved, hooded backdrop arcs behind the figure, and a seated animal with a curled tail rests beside it. Engraved white linear patterns decorate the surfaces, including the base and the drapery, against the warm tan stone.

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September 24 20112011-09-24A small carved stone statue of a deity murti, shown against a black background on a dark cloth. The figure is seated or crouched beside a tall staff or standard and a carved animal with a curled tail at its base. The carving in pale, engraved lines shows a conical crown, a bead-like collar, a sash and a dhoti-like garment with pleats. The pale reddish-brown stone has carved floral motifs along the pedestal. No people are visible.2011-09-24 +1 copiesA small carved stone figurine of Nataraja, the dancing Shiva, standing on a lotus-petalled round pedestal against a black background. The figure has a flame-like arch of carved rays behind him, a raised hand, a drum-like object, and a lifted leg. The stone is reddish-brown and white with incised patterns on the body and base. A deity murti, not a living person, so no people are present.2011-09-24 +1 copiesA carved reddish-brown stone statue of the deity Saraswati seated on a stepped pedestal with a geometric-patterned base. She holds a veena, a stringed instrument, in her hands, one arm raised, and wears a necklace and armbands. White incised lines decorate the figure, its clothing and the base against a black background. The image is a photograph of a sculpture, with no physical people present.2011-09-24 +1 copiesSeptember 24 20112011-09-24 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a carved stone deity murti against a black background. The four-armed figure has a tall crown, a halo-like arch behind the head, and a beaded necklace with a pendant. Two arms hold trident-like emblems, one hand is raised in abhaya-style blessing and another rests near the lap. White painted incised lines decorate the stone, emphasising the jewellery and arm bands.2011-09-24A small carved stone figurine of Nataraja, the dancing Shiva, standing on a dark cloth against a black background. The four-armed deity murti is in a dynamic dance pose within a flaming aureole ring, with one leg raised and a dwarf figure beneath the raised foot. The stone is reddish-brown with white incised striations on the carving and a lotus-patterned base. No people are visible.2011-09-24 +1 copiesSeptember 24 20112011-09-24 +1 copiesA small black carved stone statue of a standing deity murti against a black background. The figure wears a tall ornate crown with a tilak mark on the forehead, a layered necklace and a broad belt, and holds a tall staff or trident-like object upright beside its body. White incised patterns decorate the clothing, legs, base and the rear shield-like element. The statue stands on a carved pedestal with geometric white markings. Vertical copyright text runs along the right edge.2011-09-24 +1 copiesA small carved stone figurine of a seated deity playing a stringed instrument. The reddish-brown stone is decorated with white painted lines and dotted patterns on the jewellery, necklaces, arm bands and drapery. The figure is seated on a rounded base, one hand supporting the veena's neck and the other hand plucking, with an arched halo-like backdrop behind the head. No people are present.2011-09-24 +1 copiesSeptember 24 20112011-09-24September 24 20112011-09-24 +1 copies