Ardhanarishvara (Composite of Shiva and Parvati), pre-Angkor period, 7th–8th century, Cambodia, Bronze, H. 29 1/2 in. (74.9 cm), Sculpture, Shiva can be depicted as half male and half female to indicate the shakta-shakti relationship of the unified whole. The male half is unmoving but is given a manifest existence through the active female presence (prakrti)
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Ardhanarishvara, Composite, Shiva, Parvati, pre-Angkor period, 7th–8th century, Cambodia, Bronze, H, 29 1/2, 74.9 cm, Sculpture, depicted, half male female, indicate, shakta-shakti relationship, unified whole, male half, unmoving, given, manifest existence, active female presence, prakrti
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