Hindu Cultural Heritage Shiva and Parvati

Hindu Cultural Heritage Shiva and Parvati

This is a Shiva and Parvati (Uma-Maheshvara) statue, made of sandstone, was created from the 10th to 11th centuries AD, and is currently in the collection of the Minneapolis Art Institute. In South Asian sculpture, Shiva (Shiva) and Parvati (Pārvatī) appear in a variety of image forms and incarnations. In this sculpture, Shiva is depicted as the 'Great God' (Maheshvara), while Parvati appears in the image of 'Uma' (Uma), the daughter of the mountain king.
Photogrammetry of Stone Conch Sculptures in Urban Fountain Components

Photogrammetry of Stone Conch Sculptures in Urban Fountain Components

Sandstone sculpture from the Northern Wei Dynasty titled 'Stone Statue of Buddha Sitting in Four Sided Shrine'

Sandstone sculpture from the Northern Wei Dynasty titled 'Stone Statue of Buddha Sitting in Four Sided Shrine'

This Chinese cultural relic is a seated Buddha statue in a four sided shrine, made during the Northern Wei Dynasty and carved from sandstone. Unearthed in 1957 in Nanguoshui, Qin County, with severe weathering on the surface, it is collected by the Nanguoshui Stone Carving Museum in Qin County. A total of 4 niches were unearthed, each engraved with 4 Buddha statues.