Virabhadra shrine - Unknown Indian Artist, c. 1800-1875Cast brass figure of Virabhadra, a form of Si
Virabhadra shrine - Unknown Indian Artist, c. 1800-1875Cast brass figure of Virabhadra, a form of Siva, who created him as his henchman in his fight with the deity Daksha, the goat-headed figure who stands on the left (proper) of Virabhadra. Siva’s wife, Sati, a daughter of Daksha, stands on his right (proper). A five-piece free-standing cast brass shrine with three figures, a base and arch. The central four-armed figure of Virabhadra holds a bow and arrow in his back hands plus a sword and rectangular shield in his front hands. To either side of him, about half his size. stand his consort, Uma (to his left), the goat-headed Daksha (to his right). They fit into separate slots on a typical engraved, tiered South Indian base, with the arch (topped by a kirtimukha) fitting behind them. The figures fit rather loosely but the five parts appear to belong together . Such freestanding shrines are far less common than cast or beaten Virabhadra plaques. Brass colour, little wear, reeasonble rather than high quality. [x] -- source link
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