Asian Art
Head of Shiva
SculptureReligious Art
Details
- Author / creator
- Cambodia, Angkor, 12th century
- Object type
- Sculpture
- Date or period
- 1100s
- Dimensions summary
- with base: 42 cm
- Maker or workshop
- Cambodia, Angkor, 12th century
- Period / style
- Gothic
- Place of origin
- Cambodia
- Acquisition method
- Purchase
- Credit line
- Purchased with the Art Fund grant and Friends of the Ashcombe Museum, 1940
About this object
Khmer patrons and artists produced works of art that could depict either a deified king or a god who has royal attributes. The Khmer cult of the god-king allowed for such fluidity of interpretation. Presence of a third eye in the forehead and matted locks of hair are attributes both of the Hindu god Shiva and the followers who emulated him in order to get closer to him.
Materials and technique
Sandstone
