Poster
About this object
Cultural context
Contemporary art.
Physical description
Poster depicting Ardhanarishvara, a half-female and half male form of Shiva. The left-hand side is the blue-skinned male version of Shiva with a trident with a drum in one hand and an Aum symbol in the palm of the other. He is wearing and animal skin around his waist with a horn hanging, beads around his neck, and has a snake at his shoulder. Beside this half is a white Brahma cow. The female half, on the right-hand side, has a lotus blossom in one of her hands. She is dressed in a red sari, and she has a lion at her side. The figures are set against a background of trees, hills, and mountains with a waterfall on the left-hand side, and they are standing in grass with multicoloured flowers.
Categories
Date Made
Before 1996
Date Acquired
6 Jul 2004
How Acquired
Donated
Credit Line
Measurements
Overall: 45.8 cm x 32 cm
Object Number
2632/56