Standing Shiva with His Mount Nandi
5th century
Maker Unknown
Asian Art
Renowned as India's classical age, the Gupta period saw the refinement of many of India's visual art traditions. This finely realized sculpture from the early Gupta period shows the Hindu deity Shiva and his humped bull Nandi. Legendary for his supreme ascetic powers, Shiva is depicted in a full frontal pose, holding a rosary, a trident, and an orb which symbolizes the seed of the universe.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- Metasiltstone
- Medium
- metasiltstone
- Locations
- Place made: Western region, India, Place made: Western Region, India
- Period
- Gupta Period
- Dimensions
- 19 3/4 × 10 3/4 × 3 1/2 in. (50.2 × 27.3 × 8.9 cm) mount: 20 3/4 × 11 × 4 in. (52.7 × 27.9 × 10.2 cm)
- Departments
- Asian Art
- Accession Number
- 80.279
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Poster
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
- Museum Location
- Asian Galleries, Arts of South Asia, 2nd floor
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