Art Institute of Chicago
God Shiva Seated in Loving Embrace with Goddess Uma on the Bull Nandi
India
- Date
- 9th century
- Medium
- Sandstone
- Culture
- Madhya Pradesh
- Department
- Arts of Asia
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
Shiva Maheshvara (the Great Lord) and his divine mate, Uma (also called Parvati), sympolize the ideal Hindu couple. Shiva is most commonly worshipped in abstract linga form, but he also came to represent the perfect family man. Here, he is seated on his bull Nandi, with Uma resting on Shiva's thigh. Their sons, elephant-headed Ganesha and Skanda Karttikeya astride his peacock, appear among the figures at the base.
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- Object type
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