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Many Heads, Arms and Eyes: Origin, Meaning and Form of Multiplicity in Indian Art Hardcover - 1997
by Doris Srinivasan
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- Title Many Heads, Arms and Eyes: Origin, Meaning and Form of Multiplicity in Indian Art
- Author Doris Srinivasan
- Binding Hardcover
- Pages 436
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Brill
- Date 1997-08
- Features Dust Cover
- ISBN 9789004107588 / 9004107584
- Weight 3.5 lbs (1.59 kg)
- Dimensions 11.5 x 8.6 x 1.2 in (29.21 x 21.84 x 3.05 cm)
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- Cultural Region: Asian - General
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 97011187
- Dewey Decimal Code 700.954
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