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| Croker Art Museum – Art of Nepal |
CALIFORNIA---Renowned Crocker Art Museum (CAM) in Sacramento (California, USA) is exhibiting various Hindu & Buddhist deities in its current “
Celestial Realms: The Art of Nepal” exhibition, which will continue till February 10.
Its 44 works reportedly include bronze-stone-wood sculptures, paintings, ritual objects, tribal pieces and masks; dating as far back as eighth century; and display among others images of Parvati, Lakshmi, Ganesha, Siddhilakshmi, Buddha, Bhairava; and a four-faced Shivalinga. Founded in 1885 as the first public art museum of Western USA and now a leading art museum of California, the collections of CAM include Californian, European, Asian, African and Oceanic artworks; early master drawings and international ceramics. [
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