The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Head of Shiva (lingakosha)

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Composer Tan Dun and Maxwell K. Hearn, Douglas Dillon Curator in Charge of Asian Art, discuss Tan Dun's new version of Peony Pavilion which was staged in The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Astor Court. Inspired by Chinese gardens and previous versions of the Chinese opera, Tan Dun's restaged the classic kunqu opera by condensing it into four acts and presenting it within the confines of the Astor Court, a replica of a Chinese Garden.

This program is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Chinese Garden: Pavilions, Studios, Retreats, on view August 18, 2012–January 6, 2013.

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Head of Shiva (lingakosha)

Date:: late 9th–10th century
Culture:: Vietnam (Champa, probably Quang Nam Province)
Medium:: Gold and silver repoussé
Dimensions:: H. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm)
Classification:: Sculpture
Credit Line:: Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, 1996
Accession Number:: 1996.239

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 249

Description

This head was originally attached to a silver linga cover.
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What
Metal (59,619)

Sculpture (24,355)

Silver (14,061)

Gold (12,485)

Repoussé (55)
Where
Asia (68,271)

Vietnam (178)

Champa (5)
When
A.D. 500-1000 (6,676)
In the Museum
Asian Art (35,226)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
Southeast Asia, 500–1000 A.D.