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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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