| Identification | |
| Name of the Museum /Institution
संग्रहालय/संस्था का नाम |
State Museum Odisha |
| Reference Number / संदर्भ संख्या | GM-OSM-OR-182864 |
| Title/ Name of Object वस्तु का शीर्षक/नाम |
Heruka |
| Type of Object / वस्तु की किस्म | Sculpture - प्रतिमा |
| Dynasty /वंश | N.A - उपलब्ध नहीं |
| Period / तारीख/युग | C. 3000- 2000 BCE |
| Style / शैली | N.A. - उपलब्ध नहीं |
| Provenance / उद्गम/क्षेत्र | Banapur Dist -Khurda |
| Material / सामग्री | Sapphire - नीलम |
| Sub Material / उप.सामग्री | |
| Location at the Museum / संग्रहालय में कहा पर अवस्थित है। | Central store. |
| State/UT राज्य/संघ राज्य क्षेत्र |
Orissa |
| Measurement/Weight माप/वजन |
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| Length(cm) / लंबाई | |
| Width(cm) / चौड़ाई | |
| Height(cm) / ऊंचाई | 12 |
| Weight(gm) / भार | |
| Diameter(cm) /व्यास | |
| Thickness(cm)/मोटाई | 3 |
| Depth(cm) /गहराई | |
| Description / विवरण | |
| Description / विवरण | The two armed Heruka is in dancing posture on a lotus pedestal. He holds a thunder bolt and a skull cap in right and left palm-respectively. The upper part of the left arm supports a long khatvanga with three skulls attached to it , is touching the pedestal. The long arched halo with a beaded rim is edged by leaf shaped tongues of flames, is fixed on his back sides. The halo is crowned by an umbrella with two stylized coiled banners below. The umbrella is capped by a stupa shaped finial. The deity wears mukuta, earrings, necklace, griddle a long garland of several heads. |
| Identification Marks / पहचान चिन्ह | |
| Identification Mark Images / पहचान चिन्ह का छायाचित्र | |
| Condition / वस्तु की अवस्था | |
| Condition Description / स्थिति का विवरण | |
| Source | |
| From where acquired / अधिग्रहण का स्थान | |
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