A Stone Linga

KHMER, ANGKOR PERIOD, CIRCA 13TH CENTURY

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A Stone Linga
Khmer, Angkor Period, circa 13th Century
Rising from a square base to a hexagonal midsection and rounded top
18¼ in. (46.3 cm.) high

來源

Pan-Asian Collection, before 1977

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The linga stands for the generative principle of the universe, is Shiva's phallic emblem of potency and generative power, the supreme abstract representation of the god and the focus of worship in a Shaivite temple.