Linga (Phallic Emblem of Shiva) with Architectural Base, ca. 975

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Linga (Phallic Emblem of Shiva) with Architectural Base, Angkor period, ca. 975, Cambodia, Stone, H. 14 3/4 in. ( cm); W. 14 3/4 in. ( cm); D. 11 1/4 in. ( cm), Sculpture, In India and other countries influenced by Hindu theology, including Cambodia, adoration of the linga is understood to be worship of the great generative principle of the universe, conceptualized as an aspect of Shiva

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