Fragment of Shiva and Parvati
date
1000-1199
creation place
Asia, India, Karnataka
medium & support
Carved and sculpted gneiss
measurements
35 1/8 x 14 3/4 x 8 1/8 in. (89.2 x 37.47 x 20.62 cm)
credit line
David T. Owsley Collection
accession number
L1991.028.001
keywords
Asians, ceremonial object, demi-god, figure, gods, goodness, hero, high relief, Hinduism, human being, love, love-affair, monument, nationality, non-Christian religion, Parvati, race (human), relief, religion, religious object, rite, ritual object, sculpture, Shiva, Siva, stele, supernatural
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