A BRONZE FIGURE OF SHIVA NATARAJA

Description:

South-India, early 20th c.
H. 19,7 cm
Dancing on a dwarf prostrating on a lotus base, his four arms radiating around his body, wearing dhoti, bejewelled, his face displaying a serene expression with almond-shaped eyes and his hair combed in a chignon with tresses floating around his head.
From a North German private collection, assembled between the 1950s and 2007
Minor wear, partly slightly chipped