Shiva and Parvati, Seated in Embrace Nepal, Thakuri dynasty, 900s-1000s limestone, 29 inches (74.9 cm) high Harold P. and Jane F. Ullman Collection, gift of Dr. and Mrs. Edwin F. Ullman 1980.231

Following a tradition established in India, this Nepalese sculpture (Uma-Maheshvaramurti) depicts a divine family group: the Hindu god Shiva, his wife, their children, and various attendants. Resembling the shape of Kailasa, Shiva's mountain home in the Himalayas, the figures are unified in a composition with the curved sides of the relief forming a central peak.


To Tibet & Nepal