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A copper alloy figure of Shiva Nataraja, South India, circa 15th century

Auction Closed

June 11, 03:42 PM GMT

Estimate

8,000 - 12,000 EUR

Lot Details

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Description

Height 14.3 cm, 5⅝ in.

This elegant sculpture depicts Shiva as Lord of Dance in the iconic four-armed posture surrounded by a ring of flames, holding fire in his upper left hand and a damaru in the right, dancing with left leg raised and the right trampling a dwarf, the symbol of ignorance, lying on a tall tiered pedestal. For a discussion of the iconography see Vidya Dehejia, The Sensuous and the Sacred: Chola Bronzes from South India, American Federation of Arts, 2002, pp 94-105.