Standing Four-Armed Shiva
Details
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- Medium
- Gilt bronze
- Dimensions
- H. 11 in. (27.9 cm); W. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm); D. 2 in. (5.1 cm)
- Origin
- Indonesia
- Department
- Asian Art
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Image provider
- metropolitan-museum-of-art
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- Gift of Nancy Wiener, 2004
Art Genome Taxonomy
9 tags
Subject Matter
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Deities and Holy Figures Metadata · 99%
The catalog identifies the subject as Shiva, a divine figure.
Visual Qualities
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Symmetrical Visual · 86%
The figure is organized around a strong vertical axis and presented frontally, with a broadly balanced arrangement of the torso, legs, ornaments, and four arms.
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Highly Ornamented Visual · 98%
The sculpture has an elaborate headdress, layered jewelry, decorated costume, and numerous modeled and incised surface details.
Medium and Techniques
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Sculpture Metadata · 99%
The museum classifies the work as Sculpture, and the image shows a freestanding three-dimensional figure.
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Gold Leaf and Gilding Metadata · 99%
The catalog describes the bronze as gilt; the image visibly shows an extensive gold-colored surface treatment.
Time Periods
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500 - 1000 CE Art Metadata · 97%
The work is dated to the 8th–9th century, within the catalog's 500–1000 CE period category.
Geographic Regions
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Southeast Asian Art Metadata · 95%
The museum records Indonesia as the place of origin, placing the work within Southeast Asian art.
Materials
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Bronze Metadata · 99%
The museum specifies the medium as gilt bronze.
Cultural and Religious Styles
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Hindu Art and Architecture Both · 95%
The identified subject is Shiva, a Hindu deity, and the sculpture uses a formal religious-iconographic figure type.
Source & rights
Unknown artist. Standing Four-Armed Shiva. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.