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Weathered stone sculpture of a standing figure with a tall crown, hands at chest, and an arched stone backing, on a dark background.

Standing Shiva or Temple Guardian (Dvarapala), stone sculpture

A weathered sandstone sculpture shows a standing figure with a tall, crown-like headdress and an arched backing slab. The hands rest at the chest, and a pleated lower garment falls to a rough plinth set against a dark background.

Artist
Unknown
Date
ca. first half of the 10th century
Medium
Stone
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
2911 × 3880 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 950).
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, Gift of R. H. Ellsworth Ltd., in honor of Douglas Dillon, 1987

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