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Head of Shiva

Head of Shiva

1100s
sandstone
with base: 42 cm (16 9/16 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1940.53
Location: 244 Indian and Southeast Asian

Description

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.
  • Brought from Cambodia by Louis Delaporte [1842–1925], Paris, France. After the explorer's death, it passed into the Allez collection
    Lucien Allez, Paris, France
    ?–1940
    (Paul Mallon [1884–1975], New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    1940–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 787 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966. Reproduced: p. 241 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. Reproduced: p. 241 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 318 archive.org
  • Khmer Sculpture. The Asia Society Museum, New York, NY (organizer) (November 28, 1961-January 28, 1962).
  • {{cite web|title=Head of Shiva|url=false|author=|year=1100s|access-date=27 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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