Two bronze figural plaques of Shiva North India, 19th/ 20th...
Two bronze figural plaques of Shiva
North India, 19th/ 20th Century
the first with long hair ornamented with a snake and a crescent moon; the second wearing a crown with a snake to the breast
27 cm. high(2)
Provenance
Christie's South Kensington, 14th September 2000.
Private UK collection.
Images of this type were used in processions during festivals and were typically produced in eastern Himachal Pradesh.
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Two bronze figural plaques of Shiva
North India, 19th/ 20th Century
the first with long hair ornamented with a snake and a crescent moon; the second wearing a crown with a snake to the breast
27 cm. high(2)
Provenance
Christie's South Kensington, 14th September 2000.
Private UK collection.
Images of this type were used in processions during festivals and were typically produced in eastern Himachal Pradesh.