The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 26, 2023

Shiva

early 1100s

Cambodia, Angkor, Baphuon, early 12th century

Gray sandstone

Overall: 76.8 cm (30 1/4 in.)

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1941.25

Location

244 Indian and Southeast Asian

Fun Fact

Three beauty lines are lightly incised around the neck.

Description

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.

Provenance
?–1941
(Paul Mallon [1884–1975], Paris, France, and New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
1941–
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Citations
The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 788 archive.org
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966. Reproduced: p. 242 archive.org
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. Reproduced: p. 242 archive.org
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 318 archive.org
Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1941.25