Patan Museum (Nepal): photo 68
Image title: Unidentified Deity (Nepal, 17th century)
Description of the photo
This Bronze sculpture shows an Unidentified Deity, from the 17th/18th century origination from Nepal.—Materials used: Bronze.
Description: Whoever made this curious image certainly knew who it represented but its iconographic peculiarities now make identification difficult.
Gallery information:
The Patan Museum is located on the Durbar square of Patan (Lalitpur/Lalitapura, Kathmandu, Nepal) which is associated Keshav Narayan Chowk (Keshavnarayan)—a form of Lord Vishnu. Being listed as a World Heritage Site, the whole of Durbar square is filled with exquisite temples, sculptures and other ancient structures, of which the ancient history history can be traced to the Malla Kings of Lalitpur. It is an important site for both Buddhism and Hinduism.
Photo details:
Date: 2019-12-02
Camera: SONY ILCE-6400
Exposure: 1/25
Aperture: f/4
ISO: 100
Focal length: 18mm
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Resolution: 538 x 1799
© Photograph by Gabe Hiemstra.
(except photos of text/posters)
License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
