The Quiet Collector and the Sensuous Immortals

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Figure 7: Shiva in the form of the Supreme Teacher (Dakshināmūrti)
India, Tamil Nadu, ca. 1100
buff granite
147.3 cm.
Private collection, Chicago
Published in The Sensuous Immortals, Pl 76

Photo and detail 1 courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
details 2, 3 and 4 courtesy John Twilley

detail 1: base of the sculpture
detail 2: back of the sculpture
details 3 and 4: profile views