Shiva with the Moon in his Hair

anonymous, c. 1000 - c. 1200

The god is making the abhaya mudra, or '˜fear not' gesture, with his front right hand and the varada mudra, the '˜wish granting' gesture, with his left. In his raised, rear hands he holds two of his attributes, an axe and a deer. These attributes are found only in images of Shiva from South India.

  • Artwork typefigure, sculpture
  • Object numberAK-MAK-1291
  • Dimensionsheight 40 cm x width 24 cm x depth 10.5 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Shiva with the Moon in his Hair

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-1291

Creation

  • Creation

    anonymous, Tamil Nadu

  • Dating

    c. 1000 - c. 1200

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 40 cm x width 24 cm x depth 10.5 cm

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Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (gift of Mr and Mrs Hülsmann-Stork, 1976)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; donated by Mr and Mrs Hülsmann-Stork to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1976;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1976

Documentation

    • 'Collectie: de Heer en Mevrouw Hülsmann-stork. Geschenk', Bulletin van de Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst. Derde Serie 24 (1980), pp. 4-34 (nr. 25, afb. 13).
    • Anna A. Slaczka en Sara Creange, The Moon-Crested Siva (Chandrasekhara)', Aziatische Kunst 51/2 (2021), pp. 3-16.

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  • Shiva with the Moon in his Hair
  • Shiva with the Moon in his Hair
  • Shiva with the Moon in his Hair
  • Shiva with the Moon in his Hair