Ardhanarishvara (Composite of Shiva and Parvati)
Restituted
This artwork was restituted in December 2023. It is no longer in the museum’s collection.Shiva can be depicted as half male and half female to indicate the shakta-shakti relationship of the whole. Ardhanarishvara images are literal in their illustration of this unity. Here, the female side shows Parvati’s elegant hairstyle and long skirt, while the male side has Shiva’s mustache and third eye.
Deaccessioned by The Metropolitan Museum of Art for return to the Kingdom of Cambodia, 2023
Deaccessioned by The Metropolitan Museum of Art for return to the Kingdom of Cambodia, 2023
Artwork Details
- Title: Ardhanarishvara (Composite of Shiva and Parvati)
- Period: pre-Angkor period
- Date: 7th–8th century
- Culture: Cambodia
- Medium: Bronze
- Dimensions: H. 29 1/4 in. (74.3 cm); W. 10 in. (25.4 cm); D. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
- Classification: Sculpture
- Credit Line: Gift of Enid A. Haupt, 1993
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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