Statuette of Shiva
Unknown Indian, Indian
collected about 1950
Wood
Overall: 3 1/4 × 1 15/16 × 13/16 in. (8.3 × 5 × 2 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of John Clarence McGuire, Class of 1953
53.29.12898
Geography
Place Made: India, South Asia, Asia
Period
20th century
Object Name
Ceremonial Artifact
Research Area
Asia
Not on view
Provenance
Collected by Lt. Edward McGuire USMC; to his son, Morgan J. McGuire (1933-1971, Class of 1955); given to present collection, 1955.
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