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Head of Shiva in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, November 2010

Head of Shiva in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, November 2010
Title/Object Name: Head of Shiva (lingakosha)

Culture: Vietnam (Champa, probably Quang Nam Province)

Date: late 9th–10th century

Medium: Gold and silver repoussé

Dimensions: H. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm)

Classification: Sculpture

Credit Line: Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, 1996

Accession Number: 1996.239

Text from: www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/collection_database/asian_...

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