This rare metal linga is addorsed with the figure of Shiva, who displays a rosary (aksamala) and citron fruit (vijapuraka), representing the seed of the universe. Shiva is routinely described as the “seedgiver,” the supreme progenitor. Stylistically, this sculpture is closely related to the Karttikeya (L.1994.21.3).
Linga with Face of Shiva (Ekamukhalinga)
Date: 8th–9th century
Culture: India (Jammu and Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir)
Medium: Brass with copper and silver inlay
Dimensions: H. 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2015
Accession Number: 2015.500.4.8
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