Hindu Gods, Metal

Kneeling five-headed Hanuman statue.

Standing Krishna statue, shown with one of the calves from his herd.

This is an especially fine quality bronze statue of Shiva Nataraja, one of the most famous of Hindu icons. It is inlaid with silver and copper detailing, a craft in which only a handful of artisans are proficient. it is truly a collector's piece.

Shiva is one of the three main Hindu deities, and is very complex with multiple roles. Here he is seen as Lord of the Dance, dancing the cyclic cosmic dance of creation and destruction, stomping on the dwarf representing ignorance.

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Shiva, in his manifestation as Lord of the Cosmic Dance, is one of the most famous of all Hindu icons. Siva symbolizes the cyclic cosmic progress of creation and destruction. Shiva is shown dancing the dance of creation, stomping on a dwarf representing ignorance, as an aureole of fire surrounds him.