id:			135183
accession number:	1958.208
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1958.208
updated:		2023-03-09 12:48:09.221000

Trikala Bhairava, 1000s–1100s. Eastern India, Orissa. Stone; overall: 21.8 x 19.1 cm (8 9/16 x 7 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Louise Hawley Stone, In Memory of Louis Severance Higgins 1958.208

title:				Trikala Bhairava
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creation date:			1000s–1100s
creation date earliest:		1000
creation date latest:		1199
current location:		244 Indian and Southeast Asian
creditline:			Gift of Louise Hawley Stone, In Memory of Louis Severance Higgins
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culture:	Eastern India, Orissa
technique:	stone
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 21.8 x 19.1 cm (8 9/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Mrs. Edgar J. [Louise Hawley] Stone [1904-1997], Toronto, Canada, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?-1958
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1958-
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fun fact:
His earlobes stretch around the circumference of large earrings.

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Bhairava is the name of the wrathful aspect of the Hindu god Shiva. His ferocity and fearsome attributes include the crown of skulls and cobras, bulging eyes, fangs, and hair that stands on end. His three heads are indicative of the passing of time from past through present to the future, which is the meaning of his epithet Trikala, or "triple time." The ferocity of this figure reminds devotees not to waste a moment in striving to reach liberation from the relentless passage of time that ultimately leads to death and destruction. In the Hindu tradition, liberation can be achieved through devotion to god, which may attract his merciful decision to bring the devotee to eternal blissful union with him.
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