Keywords: Indian - Festive Image of Shiva and Uma - Walters 543023.jpg The curves of Shiva's body are echoed by the swaying pose of his partner Uma The battleaxe in Shiva's upper right hand destroys illusion represented by the deer seen over Uma's shoulder late Other date century 13 bronze cm 43 2 27 9 16 5 accession number 54 3023 1422 Joseph Gelpe London England date and mode of acquisition unknown John Ford Baltimore February 5 1976 by purchase Walters Art Museum John Berthe Ford 2005 Desire and Devotion Art from India Nepal and Tibet in the John and Berthe Ford Collection The Walters Art Museum Baltimore; Birmingham Museum of Art Birmingham; Santa Barbara Museum of Art Santa Barbara; Albuquerque Museum Albuquerque 2001-2003 place of origin Tamil Nadu India Walters Art Museum license Sculptures from India in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review 13th-century art of India Shiva and Parvati in sculpture Sculptures from Tamil Nadu Hindu art in the Walters Art Museum |