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Devi, probably Uma
Not on view
This goddess (devi) likely represents Shiva’s consort, Uma. She wears her braided hair piled up into a crown (jatamukuta) and arranged in two tiers of loops with a flat flowerlike summit. This hairstyle associates her with Shiva. The supporting bridges of stone between the lower arms and hips are indicative of an early date. This icon likely once occupied a secondary chapel in a temple dedicated to Shiva in the coastal province of Soc Trang, southern Vietnam. A companion sculpture from the same site is in the Museum of Fine Arts, Ho Chi Minh City.
cat. no. 93
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