03.03.09
Blog ref to Flood on seal
Here is a blog referring to James’ citation of G. Flood’s skepticism on the Shiva seal issue:
Speculation on the ‘Pashupati’ seal
The most widely known of these images was named the “Pashupati seal”by its discoverer, John Marshall, who believed that it represented a “proto-Shiva” figure. Many modern authorities discount the idea that this “Pashupati” (Lord of Animals, Sanskrit pasupati) represents a Shiva or Rudra figure. Gavin Flood also characterizes these views as “speculative”, saying that it is not clear from the ‘Pashupati’ seal that the figure is seated in a yoga posture, or that the shape is intended to represent a human figure.
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Another reference, to a Google books text online of Flood’s book
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