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Property from the Collection of Siddharth K. Bhansali
A COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF BHIKSHATANA
TAMIL NADU, VIJAYANAGARA PERIOD, CIRCA 15TH CENTURY 4 3/4 in. (12 cm) high
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This elegant figurine depicts Shiva as the Lord of Ascetics, the Supreme Beggar. His four arms, splayed in balance with the agile sway of his hips convey Shiva?Bhikshatana's?beauty, which tempted the wives of Brahman as he wandered naked through a forest hermitage. Cast in fine detail, sandals shield Shiva's feet, a snake clings to his hips, and his hair is arranged in delightful curls before the sirischakra at the back of his head. He holds a drum, a trident, a begging bowl, and a tuft of grass with which he feeds the little deer that once accompanied him. ? With a lustrous, chocolate patina, this example from the Vijayanagara period faithfully preserves Shiva Bhikshatana's depictions in earlier Chola sculptures, such as a bronze masterpiece in the Thanjavur Art Gallery (Rathnasabapathy, The Divine Bronzes, Tamil Nadu, 1982, no.14) and his representation in the carved stone exterior of Arunachalesvara Temple in Tamil Nadu.?? ProvenanceCollection of Siddharth K. Bhansali, New Orleans Acquired in London between 1978-83