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A Shiva linga (Caturmulhalinga) , Bihar, North-Eastern India, 4th-10th century CE. Musée du Cinquantenaire (Brussels, Belgium). Made with ReMake and ReCap pro from AutoDesk. The phallus (linga) with the four (catur) faces (mukha) is a symbol of the god Shiva. For more updates, please consider follow me on Twitter at @GeoffreyMarchal.
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