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

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

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

Shri Shankara Shiva, Chromolithograph on paper, India, Pune, Maharashtra — Shri Shankara Shiva
India, Pune, Maharashtra
ca. 1890–20

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

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

Shiva Revealed in the Linga (Lingodbhavamurti), Granite, South India (Tamil Nadu) — Shiva Revealed in the Linga (Lingodbhavamurti)
South India (Tamil Nadu)
late 12th–13th century

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

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

Shiva Seated with Uma (Umamaheshvara)

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

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

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

Shiva, Nritya Lal Datta , studio artist, Relief print, probably from a woodblock, watercolor (hand-coloring), India, Calcutta — Shiva
Nritya Lal Datta
ca. 1850–70

Shiva, Parvati, and Their Son Skanda (Somaskandamurti), Copper alloy, India (Tamil Nadu) — Shiva, Parvati, and Their Son Skanda (Somaskandamurti)
India (Tamil Nadu)
early 11th 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 Altar with Four Faces of Shiva, Copper alloy, Nepal (Kathmandu Valley) — Linga Altar with Four Faces of Shiva
Nepal (Kathmandu Valley)
dated 1045

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

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 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

The meeting of Vishnu and Shiva (Sri Sri Hariharmilana), Chromolithograph on paper, India, Kolkata, West Bengal — The meeting of Vishnu and Shiva (Sri Sri Hariharmilana)
India, Kolkata, West Bengal
1880s–90s

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

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

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

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

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

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

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, Ink and translucent watercolor on paper, India (Pahari Hills) — Shiva and Parvati
India (Pahari Hills)
19th 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(?), Gold, Indonesia (Java) — Head of Shiva(?)
Indonesia (Java)
ca. 15th century

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

The Half-Male, Half-Female Form of Shiva (Shiva Ardhanarishvara), Bronze, India (Kerala) — The Half-Male, Half-Female Form of Shiva (Shiva Ardhanarishvara)
India (Kerala)
ca. 13th century

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