Linga with One Face of Shiva (Ekamukhalinga), Sandstone Sculpture

A tall, rounded-top stone pillar with a smooth dome above a faceted square-section shaft, rising from a plain base. On the upper section, a carved human face with a crown or headdress and incised rays or lines appears in relief. The warm, sandy stone surface shows weathering against a neutral gray backdrop.

Artist

Unknown

Date

7th–early 8th century

Medium

Stone

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

2445 × 3722 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Evelyn Kossak, The Kronos Collections, 1994