Shiva

anonymous, 850 - 925

The Hindu deity Shiva holds a jar of sacred water in his lower left hand and prayer beads in his upper right hand. We know from the smaller silver statuette nearby that in his two other hands he probably held a trident and a fly whisk. He wears a tiger skin around his hips, the animal’s head visible on his right thigh.

  • Artwork typefigure, sculpture
  • Object numberAK-MAK-252
  • Dimensionsheight 13 cm x width 5 cm x depth 3.4 cm x height 17.8 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Shiva

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-252

  • Description

    Shiva, zilver. Op sokkel.

Creation

  • Creation

    anonymous, Indonesia

  • Dating

    850 - 925

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 13 cm x width 5 cm x depth 3.4 cm x height 17.8 cm

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  • Person

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (gift of M.A.H. Selst, 1940)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; donated by Mrs M.A.H. Selst to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1940;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

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