Linga with Face of Shiva (Ekamukhalinga)

India (Jammu and Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir)

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 237

This rare metal linga is addorsed with the figure of Shiva, who displays a rosary (aksamala) and citron fruit (vijapuraka), representing the seed of the universe. Shiva is routinely described as the “seedgiver,” the supreme progenitor. Stylistically, this sculpture is closely related to the Karttikeya (L.1994.21.3).

Linga with Face of Shiva (Ekamukhalinga), Brass with copper and silver inlay, India (Jammu and Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir)

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Linga with Face of Shiva (Ekamukhalinga), Brass with copper and silver inlay, India (Jammu and Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir)
Linga with Face of Shiva (Ekamukhalinga), Brass with copper and silver inlay, India (Jammu and Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir)
Linga with Face of Shiva (Ekamukhalinga), Brass with copper and silver inlay, India (Jammu and Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir)
Linga with Face of Shiva (Ekamukhalinga), Brass with copper and silver inlay, India (Jammu and Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir)

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