Metadata

Location

• Museum Nasional, Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat No. 12, Gambir, Kota Jakarta Pusat, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta

Date Submitted

• 8th - 9th Century AD

Description

• This andesite-stone sculpture was found at Banon Temple, Magelang, Central-Java. It depicted Shiva Mahadeva standing tall in samabangga-pose, wearing jatamakuta on its head (with decoration of crescent moon on the left and sun on the right), a snake shaped upawita (braided-chain jewelry), wide necklace, a simbar-shaped arm-rings and a kathibanda. Behind this statue, there is a seated figure of Nandi—an ox, vehicle for Shiva in the Hindu mythology. The mouth and neck of the statue were damaged (there is an iron joints present in the neck), and the left arm and half of the right arm were missing.

Title

• Shiva Mahadeva Sculpture