20.5" X 18" X 5"
A well-made Nataraja sculpture is a collectible. It is a complex composition, both in terms of the outer aesthetic and the inner meaning. Few cultural symbols are imbued with as much divinity as the image of the wrathful dancing Shiva. The Natraj murti that you see on this page is a particularly expressive reproduction of this quintessential Indian cultural symbol. A richly detailed, pure brass Shiva Nataraja statue. The stance of the limbs, the mudra of the hands, the bringing down of Apasmara, and snakes emerging from every part of the Lord’s anatomy - these are all in keeping with the traditional, textual iconography of the dancing Shiva. A powerful gaze emanates from those gorgeously engraved eyes, the locks flaying about a superbly angular face. Particularly expressive features of the face. However, the most striking aspect of this Nataraja murti is the symbol of the aum. It is contained within the prabhavali (aureole) that frames the tandava-wreaking Mahadeva. A seemingly simple detail that adds to the divine quality of the work.

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