An Ancient Polished Sandstone lingam stone with an octagonal shaft which Rises from a Square Base, Khmer Period, 12-13th Century, Angkor Period. A fantastic early Lingam model in an octagonal form on a square base which rises up to a rounded top. Around the rounded top is a thin engraved line which runs horizontally and vertically at one point. This engraving is indicative to a foreskin on a penis. The Lingam is made in three distinct sections which symbolize the amalgamation of the three major deities of the Hindu Trinity: Brahma, The Creator (the cube base), Vishnu, The Preserver (the mid-section octagon), and Shiva, The Destroyer and Renewer (the top portion of the abstracted phallus or penis, the rounded top part). Lingam’s were very important to past Hindu culture. In ancient times, in the Hindu religion, sex and sexual body parts were an integral part of the religion. Lingam refers to an “outward symbol” of the “formless reality”, the representation of merging of the realistic physical form (Prak?ti) with a formless Reality (Purusha) in an otherworldly context. Shiva, otherwise known as Mahadeva, is the Almighty G-D of destruction and renewal. Shiva is known to not have a Lingam, due to the fact that Shiva transcended above sexual organs. This statue and its counterpart, Yoni (Pindika), from the G-DDESS Shakti, represent human sexual organs and desires, which demonstrates the difference between man and G-D. Sexual desires and physical embodiments of sexual activities were integral parts of ancient religions, which later manifested into the religions that they are today.
Khmer, Circa: 12-13th Centuries.
Khmer, Circa: 12-13th Centuries.
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Dimensions:Height: 18 in (45.72 cm)Width: 5.5 in (13.97 cm)Depth: 5.5 in (13.97 cm)
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Materials and Techniques:SandstoneHand-Carved
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Place of Origin:Cambodia
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Period:15th Century and Earlier
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Date of Manufacture:12-13 Century
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Condition:FairWear consistent with age and use.
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Seller Location:New York, NY
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Reference Number:Seller: LU919525671002
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