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Ardhanarishvara (Composite of Shiva and Parvati), pre-Angkor period, 7th–8th century, Cambodia, Bronze, H. 29 1/2 in. (74.9 cm), Sculpture, Shiva can be depicted as half male and half female to indicate the shakta-shakti relationship of the unified whole. The male half is unmoving but is given a manifest existence through the active female presence (prakrti).
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Caption:
Ardhanarishvara (Composite of Shiva and Parvati), pre-Angkor period, 7th–8th century, Cambodia, Bronze, H. 29 1/2 in. (74.9 cm), Sculpture, Shiva can be depicted as half male and half female to indicate the shakta-shakti relationship of the unified whole. The male half is unmoving but is given a manifest existence through the active female presence (prakrti)
Credit:
Album / quintlox
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Image size:
2831 x 3800 px | 30.8 MB
Print size:
24.0 x 32.2 cm | 9.4 x 12.7 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
29 1/2 • 74.9 CM • 7TH–8TH CENTURY • ACTIVE FEMALE PRESENCE • ARDHANARISHVARA • ARTFORM: BRONZEWORK • BRONCE • BRONZE BRASS • BRONZE • BRONZES • CAMBODIA • COMPOSITE • DEPICTED • GIVEN • H • HALF MALE FEMALE • INDICATE • MALE HALF • MANIFEST EXISTENCE • PARVATI • PRAKRTI • PRE-ANGKOR PERIOD • SCULPTED • SCULPTING • SCULPTURE • SCULPTURE. • SHAKTA-SHAKTI RELATIONSHIP • SHIVA • UNIFIED WHOLE • UNMOVING
