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Uma
(Southeast Asia )
Among the most popularly produced manifestations of Devi is Shiva’s wife, Uma (Parvati). She represents his power. However, when those who were primarily worshippers of Vishnu venerated her, they often did this with images of her holding the attributes of her brother Vishnu. This sculpture of Uma may have come from a 12th-century Cambodian temple dedicated to Vishnu. She holds her brother’s attributes including a disk (upper right); a ball (lower right), perhaps symbolizing the earth; a conch shell (upper left); and a club (lower left) that is now broken.
Provenance
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Pan-Asian Collection, Robert Ellsworth, New York; Sotheby's Sale, New York, October 5, 1990, no. 136; Walters Art Museum, 1990, by purchase.
Geographies
Cambodia, Angkor, Angkor Wat (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 9 1/4 × W: 3 5/8 × D: 1 15/16 in. (23.5 × 9.2 × 4.9 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, 1990
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.
54.2656