Old Bronze Indian Shiva Nataraja from India

Antique Indian Gilt Bronze Shiva Nataraja - The Lord of Dance Statue An iconic and powerful image, Shiva is portrayed engaged in his dance of creation, protection, and destruction, ...

A heavy and well cast South Indian bronze figure of Shiva Nataraja, or Shiva as Lord of the Dance, in the Chola style, late 19th or early 20th century, India. Shiva is portrayed here in his form as Nataraja, the Lord of the Dance. An iconic and powerful image, Shiva is portrayed engaged in his dance of creation, protection, and destruction, bringing together all his aspects into one sublime form. Shiva dances ecstatically, facing the viewer with his body twisted, his long locks of hair streaming out around him, his four arms in action, with one leg raised, the other stomping on the dwarf demon Apasmara, who represents spiritual ignorance. In one hand he holds a damaru, or ritual drum...

Antique architectural carved wood temple truss fragment from Rajasthan, India. Large and heavy wood hand carved fragment architectural temple fragment...

Antique architectural carved wood temple fragment from Rajasthan, India.   Made into a wall bracket stand.   19th century Hindu temple fragment. This anti...

Antique architectural carved wood temple fragment from Rajasthan, India. 19th century Hindu temple fragment. This antique fragment were elements o...

Antique architectural carved wood temple truss fragment from Rajasthan, India. 19th century Hindu temple fragment. This antique fragment were elem...

Antique architectural carved wood temple truss fragment from Rajasthan, India. 19th century Hindu temple fragment. This antique fragment were elements...

Vintage heavy Indian patinated copper bronze statue of Shiva Nataraja. An Indian metal alloy copper model of Shiva Nataraja. "The Hindu God Shiva performs his dance of Bliss" In the ...

These finely carved pair of Indian dolls are known as Marapachi Bommais, which literally translates to ‘wooden dolls’. Marapachi Bommais dolls are an important part of South Indian culture and rituals. These dolls which are usually in a pair as a bride and groom and is a part of the Golu display done in households during Navaratri. Marapachi Bommai hold great sentimental value as they are given as part of the bride’s wedding trousseau and are a legacy passed on from one generation to another in the states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. The dolls are in naked form and are typically decorated with clothes and finery by children as their playthings. The female doll...

Indian Hindu bronze sculpture of Khandoba 17th/18th century The bronze figure on horseback represents the most popular Hindu deity Khandoba, an avatar...