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Shiva
early 1100s
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
The parallel matted locks of hair and the incised third eye on the forehead identify this figure as the Hindu god Shiva. A close-cropped beard comes to a point at his chin. The slim elegant form and short lower garment fastened with a low-slung belt are features characteristic of this period.
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- Title: Shiva
- Date Created: early 1100s
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 76.8 cm (30 1/4 in.)
- Provenance: (Paul Mallon [1884–1975], Paris, France, and New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art), The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Type: Sculpture
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1941.25
- Medium: gray sandstone
- Fun Fact: Three beauty lines are lightly incised around the neck.
- Department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Culture: Cambodia, Angkor, Baphuon, early 12th century
- Credit Line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Collection: Cambodian Art
- Accession Number: 1941.25
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