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Lot 4

GREY STONE SCULPTURE OF SEATED SHIVA

ASN0014
Auction Type: Live Floor
LATE CHOLA PERIOD

13th / 14th century
39.4 x 19.3 in

Estimate: ₹8,50,000₹10,00,000
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Literature

A grey stone sculpture of Shiva, in the form of a four-armed Dakshinamurthy, seated under a banyan tree on a deer-throne in the lalitasana pose, with his right foot on the mythical demon Apasmara, while his left foot lies folded on his lap, his lower right hand is shown in vyakhyana mudra, his lower left hand holds a bundle of kusha grass or the scriptures, his right hand is in the gnana mudra, a symbol of knowledge and wisdom. He is portrayed as being in the yogic state of abstract meditation, as a powerful form, and brimming with ever-flowing bliss and supreme joy.

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Antiquity. Non-Exportable
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