Figure of Shiva

Details

• Title

  Figure of Shiva

• Associated place

  Asia › India › north-west India › Punjab Hills › Himachal Pradesh › Chamba (place of creation)

• Date

  9th century AD (AD 801 - 900)

• Material and technique

  bronze

• Material index

  processed material › metal › alloy › copper alloy › bronze

• Technique index

  formed › cast

• Object type

  miscellaneous equipment › mask;

  religious/ritual equipment;

  sculpture › figure › figurine;

  miscellaneous equipment › plaque

• Dimensions

  21.5 x 15 x 4.5 cm max. (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Bequeathed by Douglas and Mary Barrett, 2013.

• Museum location

  First floor | Gallery 32 | India from AD 600

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA2013.89

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