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Gilded repoussé metal head of Shiva with a third eye, tiered crown, mustache, and layered neck bands on a round base, against gray.

Head of Shiva, gold and silver repoussé sculpture

A gilded metal head of a deity, shown frontal and slightly raised, with a third eye on the brow, a high tiered crown, and a smiling face with a mustache. Stacked ridged necklace bands and a flat round base frame the neck against a plain gray background.

Artist
Unknown
Date
late 9th–10th century
Medium
Gold and silver repoussé
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
1500 × 2000 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1000).
Rights checked 2026-11-04 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, 1996

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