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Shiva
(Southeast Asia )
This is an inviting- if not especially refined- image. The left arm is a replacement; judging by other comparable figures, it was originally lowered and held a trident at waist level.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Alexander B. Griswold, Monkton, [presented to the Breezewood Foundation, December 1960, inv. no. 491]; Walters Art Museum, 1992, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1995 | Unearthly Elegance: Buddhist Art from the Griswold Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Cambodia, Siem Reap (Angkor)
(Place of Origin)
Thailand (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H from block: 7 1/8 × W: 2 9/16 × D: 1 5/16 in. (18.1 × 6.5 × 3.3 cm); H with post: 7 15/16 in. (20.2 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of A. B. Griswold, 1992
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.2735