# Androgynous Form of Shiva and Parvati (Ardhanarishvara)

- By: Nepal (Kathmandu Valley)
- Date: 11th century
- Medium: Gray schist
- Classification: Sculpture
- Dimensions: 61 × 48.5 × 10 cm (24 × 19 1/8 × 3 15/16 in.); with rods for base: 68 × 46.4 × 10.8 cm (26 3/4 × 18 1/4 × 4 1/4 in.)
- Culture: Nepal
- Credit line: James W. and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection. Gift of Marilynn Alsdorf
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/148377)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/14d01f10-e417-79a7-af58-20c2d0e7b238/full/!1820,1080/0/default.jpg
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