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Hindoegodin, mogelijk Uma
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “Hindoegodin, mogelijk Uma” now? Collection: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Unknown.
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- Source
- The museum
About the sculpture
The blue water lily in the figure's right hand shows that this is the goddess Uma (also known as Parvati), wife of the Hindu god Shiva. She is standing in an elegant pose, with her body slightly angled at the hip and neck. In a temple she would have stood to the left of Shiva, her customary position.
Rijksmuseum
Details
- Accession number
- AK-MAK-188
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
