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A BRONZE FIGURE OF MURUGAN AS A BRONZE FIGURE OF VALLI
PALANI ANDAWAR SOUTH INDIA, TAMIL NADU, NAYAKA
SOUTH INDIA, TAMIL NADU, NAYAKA PERIOD, LATE 18TH-EARLY 19TH CENTURY
PERIOD, LATE 18TH-EARLY 19TH CENTURY 22r in. (57.8 cm.) high
25Ω in. (64.8 cm.) high
$15,000-20,000
$15,000-20,000
PROVENANCE:
PROVENANCE: Private collection, United Kingdom, by repute.
Private collection, United Kingdom, by repute. West End Antiques, Wilmette, Illinois, by 1995,
West End Antiques, Wilmette, Illinois, by 1995, by repute.
by repute. Private collection, Chicago, by 25 May 1999.
Private collection, Chicago, by 25 May 1999.
The inscription on the front of this base indicates
The present figure represents the god Murugan that is was dedicated in the Tai month of the
in his form as Palani Andawar. Known by various Soumya year in the town of Kandanur, as a gift by
names, such as Kartikeya, Skanda, and Kumara, a devotee with the initials Pe Ara Vai Ala.
Murugan is the son of Parvati and Shiva, brother of
Ganesha, and Hindu god of war. He is in the guise
of a humble hermit, Palani Andawar, as evidenced
by his loin cloth, sacred thread, rudraksha bead
necklaces and wooden sandals, padukai. His
consort Valli is illustrated in the following lot.

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