Head of a Deity, Probably Trishulapurusha (the Personification of Shiva’s Trident)
Place of originMathura, India
Head of a Deity, Probably Trishulapurusha (the Personification of Shiva’s Trident)
Date2nd century CE
Mediumsandstone
Dimensionsobject: 6 3/4 x 5 1/2 x 5 1/4 in. (17.1 x 14 x 13.3 cm)
ClassificationSCULPTURE
Credit LineSBMA, Gift of Pratap and Chitra Pal
Object number2002.84
Subject(s)
- heads and faces
- deity
- religion
- Hinduism
Collection
- Asian
Sub-Collection(s)
- Indian
On View
On view
India, Uttar Pradesh, Mathura
1st century BCE
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1st-2nd century CE
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