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Lintel carved of Umamaheswara

Keywords : Shiva, Tap Lang (Lintels), Baphuon, Hindu, Uma, Umamaheswara

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

ArtLintels in Bapuan art have the garland that was inherited from the previous period. The middle of the garland drops down to the bottom. There is a Kala holding the garland and the ends of the garland curve out. Above the garland is the erecting leaves and under the garland is the falling leaves. Between the leaves, there are triangular leaves. Above the Kala, there is a Umamaheswara sculpture.
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodBaphuon
Age16 Century BE.
ReligionBrahmanism-Hinduism
Religion and beliefUmamaheswara is a sculpture in Shiva sect showing Shiva and Uma sitting together on Nandi. This represents the fertility of the universe.
Related artworkThere is a sculpture with a man and a woman sitting on a cow. This can be Shiva and Uma sitting on Nandi,

Type of LicenseAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
RightsPrincess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation2015-02-00
Record creatorChedha Tingsanchali