Lot 69
 
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SHIVA    

KERALA, 15TH - 16TH CENTURY
Bronze
9 in (22.9 cm) high

NON-EXPORTABLE REGISTERED ANTIQUITY

PROVENANCE
Private Collection, Mumbai


Shiva is one of the gods of the Trinity, who is known primarily as the destroyer, but he also blesses and protects his devotees. He is shown standing erect and with four arms (Chandrashekhara). His right hand is raised in the abhaya mudra in a gesture of reassurance and protection. His rear arms would have held his attributes. His hair is tied into a jatamukuta. He has a third eye - a prominent feature in the iconography of Shiva sculptures - between his eyebrows.

The size of this sculpture makes it a rare and unique work from Kerala. A similar sculpture is published in Sivaramamurthy, South Indian Bronzes, pl. 95b. That sculpture, an early Chola bronze from the 10th century, was originally in the Konerirajapuram Temple in Tamil Nadu, and is now a part of the Bhedwar Collection, Mumbai.




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  Lot 69 of 70  

CLASSICAL INDIAN ART
14 DECEMBER 2015

Estimate
Rs 10,00,000 - 12,00,000
$15,155 - 18,185

Winning Bid
Rs 10,80,000
$16,364
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)










 



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