Live Auction 2510The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection
A bronze figure of a bull
Lot 52

A bronze figure of a bull

SOUTH INDIA, 16TH/17TH CENTURY

Closed22 March 2011

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USD 5,250

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A bronze figure of a bull
South India, 16th/17th century
Finely cast reclining on his belly, richly caprisoned with a belled collar, his head with large inlaid eyes, protruding ears and horns, the limbs and hooves finely incised
3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm.) wide

The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago, acquired before 1996

Specialist note

This bull may represent Shiva's vahana Nandi and likely would have accompanied the god.