The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 18, 2024

Shiva

Shiva

early 1100s
gray sandstone
Overall: 76.8 cm (30 1/4 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1941.25
Location: 244 Indian and Southeast Asian

Did You Know?

Three beauty lines are lightly incised around the neck.

Description

The parallel matted locks of hair and the incised third eye on the forehead identify this figure as the Hindu god Shiva. A close-cropped beard comes to a point at his chin. The slim elegant form and short lower garment fastened with a low-slung belt are features characteristic of this period.
  • ?–1941
    (Paul Mallon [1884–1975], Paris, France, and New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    1941–
    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. 788 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. 242 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. 242 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
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1941.25