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This head of a monster once adorned the top of a niche in the wall of a small shrine at Candi Loro Jonggrang, a large Hindu temple complex in Central Java. The term candi is used in Indonesia to denote both Hindu and Buddhist temples. Monster heads such as this served as protectors against evil forces. Date: c 850. Object ID: AK-MAK-245.

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