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# Sculpture

The god Siva appears in many different and opposed forms. He is both the creator and destroyer, the wild huntsman and the teacher of the arts and sciences, the frightener of men and the friend of men. Here he is disguised as a hunter to test the prowess of Arjuna.

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 1400–1600 CE

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-43-1887](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-43-1887) · Pramāṇa
