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SOUTH INDIA, VIJAYANAGARA PERIOD, 16TH CENTURY
Details
A bronze figure of Shiva Nataraja
South India, Vijayanagara period, 16th century
Balanced with one foot on the back of a dwarf and the other raised in front of him, his secondary hands holding the damaru and flame, clad in a short dhoti incised with a stippled pattern and adorned with streaming sashes that splay out to the side, the face with benevolent expression flanked by Ganga and a naga on his shoulders, the matted hair supporting the skull, crescent moon and serpent, all over a double-lotus base and waisted plinth and surrounded by a flaming aureole
11¼ in. (28.5 cm.) high
South India, Vijayanagara period, 16th century
Balanced with one foot on the back of a dwarf and the other raised in front of him, his secondary hands holding the damaru and flame, clad in a short dhoti incised with a stippled pattern and adorned with streaming sashes that splay out to the side, the face with benevolent expression flanked by Ganga and a naga on his shoulders, the matted hair supporting the skull, crescent moon and serpent, all over a double-lotus base and waisted plinth and surrounded by a flaming aureole
11¼ in. (28.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Collection of Dr. Alston and Eivor Callahan, Alabama, acquired in Switzerland, 30 Dec 1984
Collection of Dr. Mike and Mrs. Teresa Callahan, Alabama, acquired by inheritance
Collection of Dr. Mike and Mrs. Teresa Callahan, Alabama, acquired by inheritance
Exhibited
Birmingham Museum, Alabama, 2010 to present (520.2010)
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