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7th–8th century · Sandstone · Asian Art

Shiva can be worshipped in innumerable forms, both natural and man-made. These forms can range from small river-washed stones (banalinga) to mountaintops that are deemed to display a linga-like profile (lingaparvata). In Southeast Asia, a distinctive conical linga with square shaft, unlike any Indian forms, appears from about the sixth century onward. The greatest concentration of examples of this type is found in peninsular Thailand, though their distribution is far wider, extending east to Borneo and Bali. cat. no. 81

Artist

Unknown

Date

7th–8th century

Medium

Sandstone

Culture

Southern Thailand

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Steven Kossak, The Kronos Collections, 1992