Uma, Goddess of Fertility

Khmer, Cambodia

Khmer empire (802-1431), 12th-13th century

  • Titles Uma, Goddess of Fertility (Descriptive)
  • Medium limestone
  • Dimensions Overall: 26 1/2 in. (67.3 cm)
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Charles Ochs, AFI.18.1981
  • Work Type figure
  • Classification Sculpture

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frog, gilded