Детали
CollectionSouth & Southeast Asian Collection
Номер объектаS1965-0035-001-0
НазваниеFragment of Shiva Relief
ОписаниеAscetic head dress. Lower right hand holding rosary in chinha mudra, flying figures with garland.
The earliest Indian sculpture in the NUS collection “is a mid-8th century fragment of Shiva from Uttar Pradesh bearing stylistic features of the Gurjara-Pratihara period. It is fragmented: yet and by the ‘trisula’ and the ‘jatamukuta hair’, one can establish it as the image of Shiva. The locks of matted hair are elaborately tied in a coiffure generally known as ‘jatamukuta’. Originally, this sculpture would have been four armed. The chinha mudra, bearing rosary in the right hand indicates that this would be a teaching stance of Shiva as Dakshinamurti. There is as ‘maladhara’ garland bearer, floating on the extreme right corner which suggests that this was a complete relief with celestial figures on two sides, donors and attendants below, attending on Shiva; they are now missing. It is likely that this relief would have come from a Shaiva temple, placed in the cardinal niche, most probably on the western or southern wall where Shiva in teaching mode is found.” (Past, Present , Beyond: Re-nascence of an Art Collection, Page 26)
Место изготовленияIndia, Uttar Pradesh
Период создания8th C, Mid
НаименованиеSculpture
МатериалSandstone
Размерность
H: 46 cm
L: 39 cm
W: 14 cm
L: 39 cm
W: 14 cm
