Bust of Hevajra
| Bust of Hevajra | |
|---|---|
| Object type | Sculpture |
| Material | Stone |
| Period | Angkor period |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Catalogue reference | 36.96.4 |
| Subjects | Religion & Spiritual Life; Visual Arts & Design |
Bust of Hevajra is a Khmer sculpture in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, catalogued as 36.96.4. (The Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Description
This fragmentary colossal bust of the Esoteric Buddhist god Hevajra has seven heads, with four large lower heads facing the four directions and upper heads facing the front and sides; an eighth small head that originally crowned the sculpture is missing. The sculpture was possibly intended to represent the dancing Hevajra, which would have had eight arms on each side, and rough areas suggest that it was never completed. (The Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Catalogue reference
The Metropolitan Museum of Art records the object as 36.96.4. The same record gives the material as stone and the period as angkor period. (The Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Provenance
The Metropolitan Museum of Art records the bust as coming from the ruins of Angkor in northwestern Cambodia and states that it is said to have been found near the East Gate of Angkor Thom, also called the Gate of the Dead. The museum gives the credit line as the Fletcher Fund, 1936. (The Metropolitan Museum of Art)