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Seated Divine Sage Agastya

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Seated Divine Sage Agastya

Period:: Angkor period
Date:: ca. 975
Culture:: Cambodia
Medium:: Stone
Dimensions:: H. 19 1/8 in. (48.6 cm)
Classification:: Sculpture
Credit Line:: Gift of Enid A. Haupt, 1993
Accession Number:: 1993.387.2

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Description

The Divine Sage Agastya is considered a manifestation of Shiva. It is possible that this figure represents Shiva as the Divine Teacher and Great Ascetic. The figure was found with a linga (1988.393).
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What
Sculpture (24,350)

Stone (7,986)

Figures (5,008)
Where
Asia (68,071)

Cambodia (187)
When
A.D. 500-1000 (6,672)
In the Museum
Asian Art (35,222)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
Southeast Asia, 500–1000 A.D.

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