A BRONZE FIGURE OF SHIVA

Description:

South-India, Kerala, 14th/ 15th cent.
H. 9,1 cm
Seated in rajalilasana on a lotus base with his right arm elegantly stretched outwards while the left is holding a ball, wearing dhoti, meditation band around his waist and raised right knee, bejewelled, his face displaying a serene expression with almond-shaped eyes below arched eyebrows, elongated earlobes with ear plugs and his hair combed in the jatamakuta.
Old South German private collection, assembled since 1966 - Slightly chipped, minor traces of age