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Shiva and Uma on the Bull Nandi
1100-1150
bronze
(Southeast Asia )
(Southeast Asia )
Here is the Hindu god Shiva with his spouse, as they appear in their mountain paradise.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Professor and Mrs. Samuel Eilenberg, New York, 1963, by purchase; Mrs. Natasha Eilenberg, Cornwall Bridge, Connecticut, 1969, by gift; Walters Art Museum, 1998, by purchase.
Geographies
Cambodia (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 3 5/8 × W: 3 3/8 × D: 1 5/8 in. (9.2 × 8.6 × 4.1 cm); with base, H: 4 7/8 × W: 3 9/16 × D: 1 3/4 in. (12.4 × 9 × 4.4 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with the support of Ann D. Woodward and an anonymous donor, 1998
Location in Museum
Not on view
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.
54.2947