# Head of Bhairava, A Horrific Form of God Shiva

- By: Nepal
- Date: Malla period, 16th/17th century
- Medium: Gilt copper worked in repoussé with pigments
- Classification: Sculpture
- Dimensions: 97.8 × 67.3 × 34.9 cm (38 1/2 × 26 1/2 × 13 3/4 in.)
- Culture: Nepal
- Credit line: Gift of Marilynn B. Alsdorf
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/148389)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/5f8791d8-cc69-6299-4ca6-482384cfeda8/full/!1811,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)