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Description: A Small Late Chola Bronze Figure of Siva Nataraja, Tamil Nadu, South India, 13th/14th century, depicting the four-armed Hindu god dancing on the dwarf Apasmara, who represents ignorance, within a ring of fire on a separately cast double lotus throne, damaged, 17cm (6 3/4in high).Provenance: Collection of the Late Andrew Solomon, London, inv. no. A100. Purchased from Sotheby's New York, 2 November 1988, lot 214. Heeramaneck Collection, USA. The original auction invoice is sold with this lot.Siva as 'Lord of the Dance' is probably the most celebrated image in Hinduism. The ring of fire represents the overwhelming energy which emanates from the god, while the drum he holds in his upper right hand coaxes the creation of the universe with its rhythmic beat. In his left hand he carries a flame, which expresses an opposite destructive force.Nasli Heeramaneck (1902-1971), was one of the first art dealers in the United States to focus on Asian Art. Born in Bombay, he moved to the United States in the 1920s, and items from his collection are today represented in several museums, including the Los Angeles County Museum and the National Museum, New Delhi.