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Shiva as Mrityunjaya, the Conquerer of Death
12th century
- Date
- 12th century
- Culture or place
- Bangladesh or India (Bengal)
- Medium
- Black stone
- Size
- H. 38 in. (96.5 cm); W. 20 in. (50.8 cm); D. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)
- Type
- Sculpture
- Museum
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Licence
- Public domain: free to use, no permission needed
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