antique khmer style verdigris bronze shiva linga lingnum yoni 22cm 9 quot Antique Lokeshvara including a crown and earrings

including a crown and earrings

with flaming border

and hair drawn into an intricate jatamakuta with three tiers of looped curls centered by a stupa

A top the Lokesvara's head can be seen a seated meditating Amitabha Buddha

where Hindu imagery was reinterpreted through a distinctly Khmer lens

antique khmer style verdigris bronze shiva linga lingnum yoni 22cm 9 quot Antique Lokeshvara including a crown and earringsAntique Style South Asia Bronze Shiva Linga Lingnum & Yoni 22cm 9" Measures (Height) 22cm 9" A fine quality antique Khmer style bronze linga showing the face of Shiva. A a symbol of fertility and energy it is an abstract or aniconic representation of the Hindu deity, Shiva. In traditional Indian society, the linga is rather seen as a symbol of the energy and potential of God, Shiva himself. The Linga is decorated with the face of Shiva, a tradition of