KASHMIR, 8TH CENTURY

Details

A rare green schist figure of Shiva Maheshvara with Nandi
Kashmir, 8th century
The three-headed deity expressively carved holding a trident, wearing a garland, a short diaphanous dhoti tied with a sash at the waist, multiple necklaces and armlets, his principal face incised with the third eye and surmounted by a foliate tiara, backed by Nandi with his head turned forward, the stone with a fine polish
13¼ in. (33.5 cm.) high

Literature

P. Pal, 'An addorsed Siva Image from Kashmir and its cultural significance,' Art International, January/February 1981, pp. 6-60, fig. 8.

Exhibited

On loan to the Toledo Museum of Art, 1994-2006

Lot Essay

Compare with the figures of Harihara at the Museum fur Indische Kunst, see M. Yaldiz et. al., Magische Gotterwelten, 2000, cat. no. 64, p. 43; the figure of Shiva and Parvati from the Pan-Asian Collection, see P. Pal, The Sensuous Immortals, 1977, cat. no. 28, p. 54f.; and the Vishnu from the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, see P. Pal, Indian Sculpture, A Catalogue of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Collection, 1988, vol. 2, cat. no. 14b, p. 71f.

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