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# Figure of Shiva (Figure of Śiva)

Figure of Śiva as Dakṣiṇamūrti. The young, four-armed god delivers his teachings. The figure trampled underfoot represents ignorance. Made of stone (granite).

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 960 CE

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1961-0410-1](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1961-0410-1) · Pramāṇa
