A BRONZE FIGURE OF SHIVA

Description:

South-India, ca. 18th ct.
H. 24 cm
Standing in samabhanga on a circular base, his principle right hand showing the abhayamudra while the left is damaged, both secondary ones holding presently damaged attributes, wearing dhoti fastened around the waist, incised upavita, bejewelled, his face displaying a serene expression with almond-shaped eyes below arched eyebrows running into the nose-bridge, smiling lips, elongated earlobes with ear-ornaments and his hair combed in a high jatamakuta.
From a German private collection, acquired prior to 2007
Traces of age, partly chipped