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Dark stone sculpture of a standing male deity with a tall tiered headdress, broken arms and a cut-off lower leg, against a black background.

Shiva

Standing sculpture of a male deity carved in dark sandstone, shown frontally against a black background. The figure wears a tall, tiered headdress, a bare chest, and a lower garment held by a belt, while the arms and lower right leg are broken away. The weathered surface shows reddish-brown tones.

Artist
Unknown
Date
mid- 7th century
Medium
Sandstone
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
2990 × 4000 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 667).
Rights checked 2026-11-04 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1987

Español: Shiva, escultura de arenisca de pie, mediados del siglo VII

Escultura de pie de una deidad masculina tallada en arenisca oscura, mostrada de frente sobre fondo negro. La figura lleva un tocado alto y escalonado, torso desnudo y una prenda inferior sujeta con cinturón, mientras los brazos y la pierna inferior derecha están rotos. La superficie erosionada muestra tonos pardo rojizos.

Português: Shiva, escultura em arenito de pé, meados do século VII

Escultura em pé de uma divindade masculina esculpida em arenito escuro, vista de frente sobre fundo preto. A figura usa um toucado alto e escalonado, peito nu e uma peça inferior presa por cinto, enquanto os braços e a perna direita inferior estão quebrados. A superfície desgastada apresenta tons pardo-avermelhados.

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