Lintel

anonymous, c. 850

This head of a monster once adorned the top of a niche in the wall of a small shrine at Candi Loro Jonggrang, a large Hindu temple complex in Central Java. The term candi is used in Indonesia to denote both Hindu and Buddhist temples. Monster heads such as this served as protectors against evil forces.

  • Artwork typesculpture, kalakop
  • Object numberAK-MAK-245
  • Dimensionsheight 45 cm x width 79 cm x depth 62 cm x 350 kg
  • Physical characteristicsvolcanic stone (andesite)

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Lintel with a Kala Face
    • Lintel

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-245

  • Description

    Kalakop, bovendorpel van een nis van een der heiligdommen der Lara Jonggrang-groep.

Creation

  • Creation

    anonymous, Candi Lara Jonggrang

  • Dating

    c. 850

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    volcanic stone (andesite)

  • Dimensions

    height 45 cm x width 79 cm x depth 62 cm x 350 kg

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (transfer Oudheidkundige Dienst Nederlands-Indië, 1931)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; collection Aerchaeological Service of the Dutch East Indies; acquired by the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1931; {Southworth 2017} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972’.

Documentation

  • W.A. Southworth, ‘Twelve Stone Sculptures from Java’, Rijksmuseum Bulletin 65/3 (2017), pp. 244-275

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