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Shiva, Sandstone, Vietnam or Southern Cambodia — Shiva
Vietnam or Southern Cambodia
mid- 7th century

Head of Shiva (lingakosha), Gold and silver repoussé, Vietnam (Champa, probably Quang Nam Province) — Head of Shiva (lingakosha)
Vietnam (Champa, probably Quang Nam Province)
late 9th–10th century

Standing Shiva or Temple Guardian (Dvarapala), Stone, Vietnam (Champa) — Standing Shiva or Temple Guardian (Dvarapala)
Vietnam (Champa)
ca. first half of the 10th century

Shiva as Lord of Dance (Nataraja), Copper alloy, Indian (Tamil Nadu) — Shiva as Lord of Dance (Nataraja)
Indian (Tamil Nadu)
ca. 11th century

Shiva as Mrityunjaya, the Conquerer of Death, Black stone, Bangladesh or India (Bengal) — Shiva as Mrityunjaya, the Conquerer of Death
Bangladesh or India (Bengal)
12th century

Shiva Linga, Sandstone, Southern Thailand — Shiva Linga
Southern Thailand
7th–8th century

Shiva as Lord of Dance (Shiva Nataraja), Copper alloy, India, Tamil Nadu — Shiva as Lord of Dance (Shiva Nataraja)
India, Tamil Nadu
late 12th–early 13th century

Shiva as Vanquisher of the Three Cities (Shiva Tripuravijaya), Copper alloy, India, Tamil Nadu — Shiva as Vanquisher of the Three Cities (Shiva Tripuravijaya)
India, Tamil Nadu
ca. 1000–1020

Head of Shiva, Sandstone, Central Vietnam — Head of Shiva
Central Vietnam
ca. 10th century

Shiva Seated with Parvati, Copper alloy, Nepal (Kathmandu Valley) — Shiva Seated with Parvati
Nepal (Kathmandu Valley)
11th century

Standing Four-Armed Shiva, Gilt bronze, Indonesia — Standing Four-Armed Shiva
Indonesia
8th–9th century

The Half-Male, Half-Female Form of Shiva (Shiva Ardhanarishvara), Stone, Cambodia — The Half-Male, Half-Female Form of Shiva (Shiva Ardhanarishvara)
Cambodia
ca. 921–45

Pipes, Shiva Ahmadi Iranian-American, Watercolor, ink, and acrylic on aquaboard — Pipes
Shiva Ahmadi
2013

Untitled 4, Shiva Ahmadi Iranian-American, Graphite and pencil on Arches paper — Untitled 4
Shiva Ahmadi
2014

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)
India (Jammu and Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir)
8th–9th century

The Brahmanical Triad: Brahma, Shiva, Vishnu, Stone, India (Jammu and Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir) — The Brahmanical Triad: Brahma, Shiva, Vishnu
India (Jammu and Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir)
8th–9th century

Linga with Face of Shiva (Ekamukhalinga), Stone, India (Jammu and Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir) — Linga with Face of Shiva (Ekamukhalinga)
India (Jammu and Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir)
7th century

Linga with Face of Shiva (Ekamukhalinga), White marble, Afghanistan — Linga with Face of Shiva (Ekamukhalinga)
Afghanistan
9th century

Bust of Five-Headed Shiva, Stone, Cambodia — Bust of Five-Headed Shiva
Cambodia
ca. mid-10th century

Shiva Seated with Uma (Umamaheshvara)

, Bronze, India (Bihar) — Shiva Seated with Uma (Umamaheshvara)
India (Bihar)
10th century

Linga Altar with Four Faces of Shiva, Copper alloy, Nepal (Kathmandu Valley) — Linga Altar with Four Faces of Shiva
Nepal (Kathmandu Valley)
dated 1045

Shiva-Gauri, Lithograph, printed in black and hand-coloring with watercolor and selectively applied glaze, West Bengal, Calcutta — Shiva-Gauri
West Bengal, Calcutta
1878–1883

Ganesha Leads Shiva and Durga in Procession, Ink and opaque watercolor on paper, India, Western Rajasthan — Ganesha Leads Shiva and Durga in Procession
India, Western Rajasthan
18th century

Shiva Mahadev, Lithograph, printed in black and hand-coloring with watercolor and selectively applied glaze, West Bengal, Calcutta — Shiva Mahadev
West Bengal, Calcutta
1878–1883

Shiva, Uma, and Their Son Skanda (Somaskandamurti), Copper alloy, India (Tamil Nadu) — Shiva, Uma, and Their Son Skanda (Somaskandamurti)
India (Tamil Nadu)
early 11th century

Shiva Emerging from the Linga (Lingodbhavamurti), Gray stone, India — Shiva Emerging from the Linga (Lingodbhavamurti)
India
12th century

Shiva Embracing His Consort, Uma (Alinganamurti), Copper alloy, India (Tamil Nadu) — Shiva Embracing His Consort, Uma (Alinganamurti)
India (Tamil Nadu)
late 11th century

Linga with Face of Shiva (Ekamukhalinga), Sandstone, India (Madhya Pradesh) — Linga with Face of Shiva (Ekamukhalinga)
India (Madhya Pradesh)
first half of the 5th century

Shiva vase, Ettore Sottsass Italian, born Austria, ceramic — Shiva vase
Ettore Sottsass
1973

Maharana Jagat Singh Hawks for Cranes, Shiva and Dayal, Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper, Western India, Rajasthan, Udaipur — Maharana Jagat Singh Hawks for Cranes
Shiva and Dayal
dated 1744

Shiva as Mahesha, Granite, India (Tamil Nadu) — Shiva as Mahesha
India (Tamil Nadu)
10th century

Standing Shiva, Bronze, India (Kerala) — Standing Shiva
India (Kerala)
ca. 13th century

Standing Shiva, Bronze, India — Standing Shiva
India
10th–11th century

Shiva Urdhvatandava
, Unidentified artist, Indian, Ink and wash on J. Whatman paper watermarked 1798, India, Madurai, Tamil Nadu — Shiva Urdhvatandava
Unidentified
ca. 1800

Head of Shiva, Stone, probably chlorite, Northern Pakistan (Brahmanical post-Gupta) — Head of Shiva
Northern Pakistan (Brahmanical post-Gupta)
ca. 6th century

Shiva and Parvati Playing Chaupar: Folio from a Rasamanjari Series, Devidasa of Nurpur, Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper, India (Basohli, Jammu) — Shiva and Parvati Playing Chaupar: Folio from a Rasamanjari Series
Devidasa of Nurpur
dated 1694–95

Shri Shankara Shiva, Color lithograph, India — Shri Shankara Shiva
India
ca. 1890–20

Shiva and Parvati, Ink and translucent watercolor on paper, India (Pahari Hills) — Shiva and Parvati
India (Pahari Hills)
19th century

Head of Shiva(?), Gold, Indonesia (Java) — Head of Shiva(?)
Indonesia (Java)
ca. 15th century

Shiva as Pashupati, Copper alloy, India — Shiva as Pashupati
India
ca. 12th century