The Androgynous Form of Shiva and Parvati (Ardhanarishvara)

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The Androgynous Form of Shiva and Parvati (Ardhanarishvara)

India, Rajasthan, 11th century
Sculpture
Black schist
24 3/4 x 11 1/2 x 3 3/4 in. (62.86 x 29.21 x 9.52 cm)
Ancient Art Council and the Indian Art Special Purpose Fund (M.87.107)
South and Southeast Asian Art
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • El Universo de la India: Obras Maestras del Museo de Arte del Condado de Los Angeles. Santiago: Centro Cultural Palacio La Moneda, 2012.

  • Seligman, Thomas K., and Usha R. Balakrishnan. Enduring Splendor: Jewelry of India's Thar Desert. Los Angeles: Regents of the University of California, 2017.

  • El Universo de la India: Obras Maestras del Museo de Arte del Condado de Los Angeles. Santiago: Centro Cultural Palacio La Moneda, 2012.

  • Seligman, Thomas K., and Usha R. Balakrishnan. Enduring Splendor: Jewelry of India's Thar Desert. Los Angeles: Regents of the University of California, 2017.
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Indian Sculpture, vol.2. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; University of California Press, 1988.
  • Goldberg, Ellen.  The Lord Who Is Half Woman:  Ardhanarisvara in Feminist Perspective.  Albany, NY:  State University of New York Press, 2002.
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