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A COPPER ALLOY SHRINE TO UMA MAHESHVARA The personal shrine’s distinctive torana, with its slender pillars and
KARNATAKA, WESTERN CHALUKYAN PERIOD, 11TH CENTURY exuberant vines, is characteristic for the rarely-seen sculptural tradition
7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm) of the Western Chalukyas, who ruled much of the Deccan between the
10th and 12th centuries. See a Western Chalukyan shrine to Ambika in
$25,000 - 35,000 the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (M.72.1.12).
The divine loving couple sit together, offering the viewer their attention Provenance
and a boon in Shiva’s right hand. Shiva and Uma are joined by their Collection of Siddharth K. Bhansali, New Orleans
two children on either side: Kartikeya, the god of war, riding a peacock, Acquired in London between 1978-83
and Ganesh, lord of auspicious beginnings and remover of obstacles.
Two celestials present garlands above.
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