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SOUTH INDIA, LATE CHOLA PERIOD OR EARLY VIJAYANAGARA PERIOD, CIRCA 14TH CENTURY
Details
A bronze figure of Shiva Vrishavahana
South India, late Chola period or early Vijayanagara period, circa 14th century
Standing on a double-lotus base over a waisted plinth with knees bent, hip cocked to the side, and his left arm raised, dressed in a striated dhoti with pendant sashes and adorned with various jewelry, the face with gentle smile and elongated eyes, the hair piled in a conical jatamukuta
5 5/8 in. (14.4 cm.) high
South India, late Chola period or early Vijayanagara period, circa 14th century
Standing on a double-lotus base over a waisted plinth with knees bent, hip cocked to the side, and his left arm raised, dressed in a striated dhoti with pendant sashes and adorned with various jewelry, the face with gentle smile and elongated eyes, the hair piled in a conical jatamukuta
5 5/8 in. (14.4 cm.) high
Provenance
Collection of Dr. Michael and Teresa Callahan, Alabama, acquired 23 September 1988
Exhibited
Birmingham Museum, Alabama, 2010 to present (535.2010)
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