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Head of Shiva Sandstone Khmer, Bakheng Style
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Description
- Head of Shiva
- Sandstone
- height 16 1/2 in. (42 cm.)
The handsome head of Shiva with his emblem the cresent moon carved on his tall jatamukuta and his third eye placed in the center of his forehead. He is ornamented in a foliate diadem with a pattern of rosettes.
Catalogue Note
The rigorous stylized treatment of the features with the sharp ridged eyebrows and the highly polished surface, imparts a degree of severity to the sculpture which is a characteristic of the Bakheng style. An almost identical head is preserved the collection of the Musee Guimet.