Physical description
The two-armed Shiva sits cross-legged and holds a trident and pot (?). There are snakes round his waist and neck. Separately cast from the plain four-footed rectangular base which has a loop to one side. There is room for a second figure beside Shiva but no sign that one was ever fitted. Brass colour, little wear.
Object history note
Transferred from the India Museum, London, in 1879.
Descriptive line
Shiva sitting; Sculpture, brass, Nepal?/ Deccan, 1825-1875
Details
- Title : The Two-Armed Shiva
- Year : 1825-1875
- Classification : Figure/ Sculpture
- Medium : Bronze/brass
- Dimension : Height: 11.5 cm, :, Weight: 827 g
- Accession No : 776(IS)
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Collection : Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A)
- Acquisition Method : Transferred from the India Museum, London, in 1879
- Status : In Storage