Brahma, Cambodian Statue

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by Metropolitan Museum of Art
published on 13 May 2015

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Brahma, Cambodian Statue — A sandstone statue of the Hindu god Brahma. The god is in typical pose with four faces representing his creation of the four Vedas in Hindu mythology. 1.20 m tall. Cambodia, 10th century CE. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

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© Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY. Republished for educational/scholarly use under the museum's Open Access for Scholarly Content initiative. Original image by Metropolitan Museum of Art. Uploaded by Mark Cartwright, published on 13 May 2015 under the following license: Copyright. You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.

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