[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › Shiva Ardhanarishvara # Shiva Ardhanarishvara This red sandstone carving shows a knee-length composite figure in high relief. It represents Shiva in the Ardhanarishvara Murti, the name of the androgynous form in which Shiva is depicted as 'the Lord who is Half-woman'. This form was among the earliest anthropomorphic sculptures of Shiva to appear. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 150–200 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-5-1931](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-5-1931) · Pramāṇa