Shiva Embracing His Consort, Uma (Alinganamurti)

Medium

Copper alloy

Dimensions

H. 15 in. (38.1 cm); W. 8 in. (20.3 cm); D. of base: 5 in. (12.7 cm); Wt. 15 lbs (6.8 kg)

Classification

Sculpture

Culture & Period

India (Tamil Nadu) · Chola period (880–1279)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Samuel Eilenberg Collection, Bequest of Samuel Eilenberg, 1998

Accession Number

2000.284.2

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