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Lot 276

A Bronze Figure of Bhikshatana-Bhairava, South India, 16th Century

A Bronze Figure of Bhikshatana-Bhairava, South India, 16th Century
Lot 276 Details
A Bronze Figure of Bhikshatana-Bhairava, South India, 16th Century

Depicting the form of Shiva as a beggar, dressed in a thin dhoti and sandals, his four arms holding a lotus bud, sword, bow, and a mace
figure height 5.1 in — 13 cm

Estimate $1,000-$1,500

Realised: $2,400
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A Bronze Figure of Bhikshatana-Bhairava, South India, 16th Century
  • A Bronze Figure of Bhikshatana-Bhairava, South India, 16th Century
Provenance:

Bonhams Oxford, January 8, 2014, lot 320
Ex. Private German Collection

Note:

Bhairava, one of Shiva's many forms, is a fearsome manifestation that infamously decapitates one of Brahma's five heads. As a result, he is condemned to wander the earth as a mendicant, and does so by assuming the gentler form of Bhikshatana.

Bonhams Oxford, January 8, 2014, lot 320

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