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Sculpture of Later Period

Keywords : Hermit

Type of artworkSculpture
Province/CityHo Chi Minh
StateHo Chi Minh
CountryVietnam
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : 10.788056
Long : 106.704722

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 is a hermit in the Shiva sect as there are a lot of rosary, indicating the priest status. There is a letter “Ohm” on the crown, which shows the relationship with the Hinduism.

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