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Sculpture of Later Period

Keywords : Shiva

Type of artworkSculpture
VillageMusée Guimet
CountryVietnam
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : 48.864722
Long : 2.293611

History of production-
ArtThis sculpture is one of the best representations of the sculpture in the later period. Only half of the body remains. It sits in a crossed-legs position with the legs merging with the back. The face has some beard showing the Chinese and Vietnamese influence and it wears the cap.
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodLater Period
Age19-22 centuries BE.
ReligionBrahmanism-Hinduism
SectShaivite
Related artworkIt may be possible that this sculpture represents Shiva as there is the third eye on the forehead. There is also a robe on the body, which is an important indicator of Shiva.

Type of LicenseAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
RightsPrincess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation2015-06-00
Record creatorChedha Tingsanchali