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Nandikesvara
Original Location: Vijayanagar
Present Location: National Museum, New Delhi
Date: 15th Century CE
Period: Early Modern
Material: Bronze
Objects: Sculpture
Dimensions: H 66.0 x W 33.0 x D 21.5 cm
Credits: National Museum, New Delhi
This four-armed and three-eyed figure of Nandikesvara (a Shaiva image) stands on a circular pedestal. The front right and left hands are joined in anjali-mudra, the rear right hands hold the parasu (axe) between the first and second fingers; the rear left hand supports the mriga (antelope) on the tip of the first and second fingers.
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