Posthumous Portrait of a Queen as Parvati, Eastern Javanese period, 14th century, Indonesia (Java), Andesite, H. 80 in. (203.2 cm); W. 3 ft. 3 in. (99.1 cm), Sculpture, Kings and queens were believed to have a divine origin, being human incarnations of gods on earth. It was thought that they were reunited at death with the deities from whom they originated. Posthumous commemorative royal portraits such as this one celebrate that moment coinciding with death when the temporal ruler is reintegrated with the original deity
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