An important bronze figure of Shiva as the Supreme Teacher, Dakshinamurti
SOUTH INDIA, TAMILNADU, CHOLA PERIOD, 13TH CENTURY
An important bronze figure of Shiva as the Supreme Teacher, Dakshinamurti South India, Tamilnadu, Chola Period, 13th century Seated on a stylized lotus base in the position of the Supreme Teacher held with the aid of the yogic band, holding a rosary and the sacred fire of knowledge, clad in a short dhoti decorated with circular motifs and secured by a multi-stranded belt, with several necklaces draped across his torso and multiple bands encircling his limbs, his face with the third eye surmounted by a crown with a snake and deity in the finial, a crescent moon in his matted jatas which combine with the tree branches to form a nimbus, accompanied by four seated ascetics, all on a square lotus base, the reverse fully detailed with the trunk of the tree issuing from the base 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm) high
An important bronze figure of Shiva as the Supreme Teacher, Dakshinamurti
SOUTH INDIA, TAMILNADU, CHOLA PERIOD, 13TH CENTURY
An important bronze figure of Shiva as the Supreme Teacher, Dakshinamurti South India, Tamilnadu, Chola Period, 13th century Seated on a stylized lotus base in the position of the Supreme Teacher held with the aid of the yogic band, holding a rosary and the sacred fire of knowledge, clad in a short dhoti decorated with circular motifs and secured by a multi-stranded belt, with several necklaces draped across his torso and multiple bands encircling his limbs, his face with the third eye surmounted by a crown with a snake and deity in the finial, a crescent moon in his matted jatas which combine with the tree branches to form a nimbus, accompanied by four seated ascetics, all on a square lotus base, the reverse fully detailed with the trunk of the tree issuing from the base 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm) high
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