anonymous
Beeld van de rijkdomsgod Kubera
May one see it?
Unknown: the museum keeps its counsel
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known. Whether it is on view today, the museum does not say, and we were not trained to guess.
- Source
- The museum's own collection data
About the sculpture
Kuvera. Indonesia, Central Java, Gedong Songo. Late 8th - early 9th century. Volcanic rock (andesite). The god of wealth is recognisable by the jewel and his bulging purse. The crossed bead string over his chest is worn only by young deities. This statue originated from the lowest temple of the Gedong Songo temple complex built against the slopes of Ungaran mountain. All these temples are dedicated to Shiva. These represent some of the earliest antiquities of the Central Javanese period (late 8th - early 10th century).
Rijksmuseum
Particulars
- Accession number
- AK-RAK-1999-1
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum: the museum's own open data · fetched 6 days ago
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
