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Shiva Nataraja Copper alloy Southern India
Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 USD
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Description
- Shiva Nataraja
- Copper alloy
- Height: 3 5/8 in (9.2 cm)
Shiva dancing, with one foot on the black demon dwarf (a personification of ignorance), the other poised for the next step, his scarves and hair stirring with the movement of the dance. He is four-armed, his two attendant ganas are at his feet and the whole is surrounded by a flame aureole.
Provenance
J. J. Klejman, New York.
Catalogue Note
This is one of the most popular images of the god in southern India and a sculpture of this size would have been used for personal devotion.