Male deity; Cambodia, Khmer Empire, Angkor Period, Baphuon Style, 1010-1080.

Male deity; Cambodia, Khmer Empire, Angkor Period, Baphuon Style, 1010-1080.
Sandstone.
Measurements: 12 x 8 x 7 cm.
Shiva is one of the gods of the Trimurti or main trinity of Hinduism. He is the destroyer god, together with Brahma, creator god, and Vishnu, conservative god, although he does not incarnate the destruction without sense, but that one that also allows the regeneration, the change, the rebirth. Together with his consort Parvati (goddess with double aspect: maternal and demon slayer) he is the father of Ganesha (god of wisdom) and Kartikeia (god of war). In this particular case of the face of this carving, it transmits a great dignity based on the symmetry of the features and the delicacy of the carving that is summarized in subtle details of soft carving. The lower part of the neck indicates that this piece was probably originally part of a larger sculpture.