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A MAGNIFICENT SCULPTURE OF SHIVA,

Currency:AUD Category:Antiques / Asian Antiques Start Price:10,000.00 AUD Estimated At:20,000.00 - 25,000.00 AUD
A MAGNIFICENT SCULPTURE OF SHIVA,
A MAGNIFICENT SCULPTURE OF SHIVA, c.18th-19th Century, of marble the five headed Panchanana with four arms representative of the five aspects of Shiva, seated in lalitasana above a raised platform with the visage of a tiger and Nandi the bull in relief, of fine features the hair bound in a topknot, the hands holding a sceptre, a book and an alms bowl, the right hand raised in abbaya mudra, wearing a with a skull necklace and serpent, the feet with anklets, superb smooth patina, 45x24cm Provenance: From an Australian collection Note: The five aspects of Shiva and the created universe: upwards, grants liberation; air to the east, the forces of darkness; fire to the south, power of renovation; water to the north, power of preservation; earth to the west, the power of creation