The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Bust of Five-Headed Shiva

Art Object

Program Information

Brushed with Passion

Program information

Part of a Sunday at the Met held in conjunction with the exhibition Designing Nature: The Rinpa Aesthetic in Japanese Art, on view May 26, 2012–January 13, 2013, this lecture features John T. Carpenter, Curator, Department of Asian Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and a calligraphy demonstration by Fumie Yamada.

Recorded September 30, 2012

The exhibition is made possible by The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Foundation.
The catalogue is made possible by the Richard and Geneva Hofheimer Memorial Fund.

Video/Audio (3)

Cambodian Rattan: The Sculpture of Sopheap Pich

Cambodian Rattan: The Sculpture of Sopheap Pich
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Sunday at the Met: Cambodian Rattan Discussion

Sunday at the Met: Cambodian Rattan Discussion
(00:57:05) 69 views

Sunday at the Met: Cambodian Rattan Performance

Sunday at the Met: Cambodian Rattan Performance
(00:28:04) 67 views

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Bust of Five-Headed Shiva

Period:: Angkor period
Date:: ca. mid-10th century
Culture:: Cambodia
Medium:: Stone
Dimensions:: H. approx. 31 1/2 in. (80 cm)
Classification:: Sculpture
Credit Line:: Gift of Enid A. Haupt, 1993
Accession Number:: 1993.387.1

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 249

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