ardhanarishvara statue antique angkor wat style khmer sandstone standing shiva parvati statue 117cm 48 Thai The Buddha's hands are held

The Buddha's hands are held up in the abhaya mudra

flappy ears

wisdom and immortality

He is also tasked with protection against fires

often depicted as a bodhisattva with a thousand eyes and arms

ardhanarishvara statue antique angkor wat style khmer sandstone standing shiva parvati statue 117cm 48 Thai The Buddha's hands are heldArdhanarishvara Statue Antique Baphuon Style Khmer Sandstone Standing Shiva Parvati Statue 57cm 23" Measures (Height) 57cm 23" An antique Baphuon style stone Ardhanarishvara statue. This unusual sculpture represents Ardhanarishvara, the Hindu deity who is half Shiva and half Parvati, making the image half male and half female. The head has a roughly cylindrical jata (chignon), in the Baphuon style. The Shiva side, of the face, displays a narrow