Face from a Male Deity, probably Shiva

ca. 930–60

Not on view

Restituted

This artwork was restituted in December 2023. It is no longer in the museum’s collection.

This fragment from a large and important male figure testifies to the production of major sculptures in bronze in Cambodia during the tenth century, though little survives.

Deaccessioned by The Metropolitan Museum of Art for return to the Kingdom of Cambodia, 2023

Artwork Details

Object Information

Overview

Provenance

Title: Face from a Male Deity, probably Shiva
Period: Angkor period
Date: ca. 930–60
Culture: Cambodia
Medium: Bronze with silver inlay
Dimensions: a) H. 8 in. (20.3 cm); W. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); D. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); D. inc. base 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm)
b) fragment: L. 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm)
c) fragment: L. 7 in. (17.8 cm)
d) fragment: L. 4 in. (10.2 cm)
e) fragment: L. 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm)
f) fragment: L. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Gift of Douglas Latchford, in honor of Martin Lerner, 1998
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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