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A monumental buff sandstone head of Shiva
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A monumental buff sandstone head of Shiva

INDIA, UTTAR PRADESH, 9TH/10TH CETURY

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A monumental buff sandstone head of Shiva
India, Uttar Pradesh, 9th/10th cetury
The face with full cheeks and downcast eyes, the hair pulled into a chignon secured by an elaborate tiara with skulls on either side
21¾ in. (55.2 cm.) high
来源
Collection of Jean-Claude Moreau-Gobard, Paris, since mid-1970s

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This massive head would originally have belonged to an important monumental sculpture. The ingenious treatment of the jatamukuta allows for deep shade to nestle between the waves of stylized hair, interspersed with skulls symbolizing the deity's creative and destructive aspects, a dramatic amplification of the gently swelling forms of the face.