Medium: Sandstone
Geograhical Locations:
Dates:10th–11th century
Dimensions: 18 x 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (45.7 x 14 x 14 cm)
Collections:
Museum Location: Asian Galleries, North, 2nd floor (Japan)
Accession Number: 2002.119.2
Image: 2002.119.2_transp5339.jpg,
Catalogue Description:
Symbolic phallus (linga). Carved of a single piece of stone, this tripartite sculpture symbolically represents the Hindu trinity: Shiva, at the top of the abstract cylindrical phallic form with incised line representing the phallus, surmounts octagonal and square prismatic shapes. representing Vishnu, the Preserver, and Brahma, the Creator, respectively.
Condition: Small area of base is void, but object is stable without a mount. Surface is unevenly abraded.