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A COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF SHIVA BHIKSHATANA A COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF KRISHNA
South India, Vijayanagara period, 15th century South India, Nayak period, 17th century
Standing naked on a lotus plinth, holding the snake, trisula, rope, and The healthy young deity holding two butterballs, adorned with hanging
damaru, his alert face framed by flamelike hair, the svelte dog behind him. bells and meticulous coiffure.
4 in. (10.2 cm) high 8 3/4 in. (22.3 cm) high
$3,000 - 5,000 $3,000 - 5,000
印度南部 毗奢耶那伽羅王朝 十五世紀 行乞的濕婆銅像 印度南部 那亞克時期 十七世紀 黑天神銅像
This accomplished statuette depicts Shiva as Supreme Beggar, the A superior example from the period, compare with similar bronzes of
Lord of Ascetics, accompanied by his stray, greyhound-like dog, Krishna sold at Sotheby’s, New York, 19 September 1996, lot 366,
which he is often depicted feeding, such as at the Annamalaiyar and Christie’s, New York, 21 March 2008, lot 763.
Temple in Tamil Nadu. Shiva assumes this form of Bhairava to atone
for severing Brahma’s fifth head. Compare to a similar Chola figure Provenance
sold at Christie’s, New York, 17 September 1999, lot 32. Private New York Collection
Provenance
Private UK Collection
Acquired from Simon Digby, 1990s
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