14th Jul, 2020 12:00
European & Asian Works of Art
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A CAST BRASS VIRABHADRA PLAQUE, WESTERN DECCAN, INDIA, 19TH CENTURY
A CAST BRASS VIRABHADRA PLAQUE, WESTERN DECCAN, INDIA, 19TH CENTURY
the four-armed god depicted in relief holding various weapons and arms, sun and moon emblems above, flanked by diminutive figures of Daksha and Sati, sheltered by a cobra canopy at the top, set into later carved wood frame
20.5 x 11 x 3cm approx. (plaque)
Daksha had offended Siva at a sacrifice and his daughter. Sati, who was Siva's wife, felt so insulted that she threw herself on the pyre. Siva appeared as Virabhadra and cut off Daksha's head to avenge his wife. The gods pleaded for Daksha's life but his severed head could not be found, so the head of a goat was substituted instead.
Sold for £200
A CAST BRASS VIRABHADRA PLAQUE, WESTERN DECCAN, INDIA, 19TH CENTURY
the four-armed god depicted in relief holding various weapons and arms, sun and moon emblems above, flanked by diminutive figures of Daksha and Sati, sheltered by a cobra canopy at the top, set into later carved wood frame
20.5 x 11 x 3cm approx. (plaque)
Daksha had offended Siva at a sacrifice and his daughter. Sati, who was Siva's wife, felt so insulted that she threw herself on the pyre. Siva appeared as Virabhadra and cut off Daksha's head to avenge his wife. The gods pleaded for Daksha's life but his severed head could not be found, so the head of a goat was substituted instead.
Auction: European & Asian Works of Art, 14th Jul, 2020
