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Object Type: figure
Museum number: 1872,0701.70
Description: A stone figure of 'Hara-Pārvatī' (Śiva seated with Pārvatī on his knee). Also known as 'Umamahesvaramurti'. Accompanied by a lion and a bull (Nandi) and surrounded by many flying and standing attendants (musicians, garland-bearers), there is also a row of ritual equipment: two conch-shell trumpets on stands, a lamp and a bell.
Production date: 12thC-13thC
Production place: Made in: Orissa (coastal)
Findspot: Found/Acquired: Orissa
Materials: schist
Technique: carved
Dimensions: Height: 184.20 centimetres; Width: 119.40 centimetres; Depth: 32 centimetres
Bibliographic references: Donaldson 1987 / Hindu Temple Art of Orissa (3 vols ) (fig. 3677); Blurton 1992 / Hindu Art (p.97, fig.58); MacGregor 2010 / A History of the World in 100 Objects (68)
Location: On display (G33/od)
Exhibition history: Exhibited: 2010-2011, London, BM/BBC, 'A History of the World in 100 Objects'
Subjects: deity; attendant
Associated names: Representation of: Śiva (Shiva); Representation of: Pārvatī; Representation of: Gaṇeśa; Representation of: Nandi
Acquisition name: Donated by: Mrs John Bridge; Donated by: Miss Fanny Bridge; Donated by: Mrs Edgar Baker
Previous owner: Previous owner/ex-collection: John Bridge; Previous owner/ex-collection: Major General Charles Stuart
Acquisition date: 1872
Acquisition notes: Purchased by John Bridge at the Stuart sale at Christie's in June, 1830. The collection was given to the British Museum in 1872 by Mrs John Bridge and his nieces, Miss Fanny Bridge and Mrs Edgar Baker, on the death that year of George Bridge, brother of John Bridge.
Department: Asia
Registration number: 1872,0701.70
Conservation: Treatment: 03 Nov 2017; Treatment: 5/10/17

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