Shiva’s Trident, Nepal

Shiva’s Trident, Nepal

A porch with carved wooden posts and lintel. Against a stucco wall leans an iron trident, with only the tip visible. In the background is a doorway surrounded by carvings on the wall.

Details

  • Title : Shiva's Trident, Nepal
  • Year : 1979
  • Artist : Linda Connor (American, born 1944)
  • Classification : Photography
  • Medium : Gelatin silver print
  • Dimension : 20.3 × 25.1 cm (8 × 9 7/8 in.)
  • Accession No : Object Number: 2005.15.30
  • Country/ Geo-location : NEPAL
  • Collection : The J. Paul Getty Museum
  • Status : Not currently on public view
  • Inscription(s): : (Verso, print) lower center, in pencil: "(surface spots)"; / "Shiva's Trident, Pashupatinath, Nepal, 1979";
  • Provenance : Linda Connor, American, born 1944, in the artist's collection; sold through Paul Kopeikin Gallery (Los Angeles, California) to the J. Paul Getty Museum, 2005.