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Shiva
(Southeast Asia )
The many-sided Hindu god Shiva holds the rosary of a meditating hermit in his right hand. It is possible that a golden crescent moon was once attached to his headdress.
Provenance
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, 1999, by gift.
Geographies
Cambodia (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H with Base: 6 1/2 x W: 1 3/4 x D: 1 9/16 in. (16.5 x 4.4 x 4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Natasha Eilenberg, 1999
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.
54.2952