id:			170075
accession number:	2012.294
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2012.294
updated:		2023-03-20 10:12:28.221000

Head of a Follower of Shiva, 900s. Cambodia, Angkor, 10th century. Sandstone; overall: 25 x 18 x 16 cm (9 13/16 x 7 1/16 x 6 5/16 in.); block: 13 x 14 x 12 cm (5 1/8 x 5 1/2 x 4 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. Norman Zaworski in honor of Dr. Stanislaw Czuma 2012.294

title:				Head of a Follower of Shiva
title in original language:	
series:				
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creation date:			900s
creation date earliest:		900
creation date latest:		1000
current location:		244 Indian and Southeast Asian
creditline:			Gift of Dr. Norman Zaworski in honor of Dr. Stanislaw Czuma
copyright:			

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culture:	Cambodia, Angkor, 10th century
technique:	sandstone
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Cambodian Art
type:		Sculpture
find spot:	
catalogue raisonne: 

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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 25 x 18 x 16 cm (9 13/16 x 7 1/16 x 6 5/16 in.); Block: 13 x 14 x 12 cm (5 1/8 x 5 1/2 x 4 3/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Indian Art from the George P. Bickford Collection
	opening date:   1975-01-14T05:00:00
	<i>Indian Art from the George P. Bickford Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (January 14-February 16, 1975).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	George P. Bickford [1901–1991], Cleveland, OH
	date: by 1975
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	Dr. Norman Zaworski [1920–2013], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?–2012
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2012–
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fun fact:
The third eye on the forehead is a symbol of enlightenment.

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wall description:
Khmer patrons and artists produced works of art that could depict either a deified king or a god who has royal attributes. The Khmer cult of the god-king allowed for such fluidity of interpretation. Presence of a third eye in the forehead and matted locks of hair are attributes both of the Hindu god Shiva and the followers who emulated him in order to get closer to him.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Lee, Sherman E. <em>Ancient Cambodian Sculpture</em>. New York: Asia Society; distributed by New York Graphic Society, 1969.
	page number: 	Mentined and Reproduced: fig. 24, p. 62 and pp. 105–106
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	Czuma, Stanislaw J. <em>Indian Art from the George P. Bickford Collection: Catalog</em>. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1975.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 38
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	“Art of Asia Acquired by North American Museums, 2011-2012.” <em>Archives of Asian Art</em>, vol. 63, no. 2, 2013, pp. 215–276.
	page number: 	Reproduced: fig. 13, p. 225
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