LINGA – YONI du XVIIe siècle
"CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY - Linga with integrate…
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LINGA – YONI du XVIIe siècle "CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY - Linga with integrated Yoni, composed of cells containing small stone Lingas and a central cell containing a larger stone Linga. Lost-wax bronze. - Origin: North India. - Period: Seventeenth century. Paris, July 8, 1997 - Jean LOSTALEM - Le Louvre des Antiquaires Paris. (This certificate of authenticity will be given to the purchaser). Height : 17 cm Length 19 cm. Good condition. The upright stone (liñga) in the center is the classical representation of Shiva, in his phallic form. The liñga is encased in its feminine counterpart (Sñânadronî), a very shallow, round vessel ending in a spout (somasûtra). Ablutions performed on the liñga fill the sñânadronî and flow outwards, through the somasûtra, into a basin where sacred waters are collected by devotees. Delivery of lots free of charge to LA SALLE 20 rue DROUOT-PARIS the day after the sale (Saturday, May 4) or a few days after the sale GALERIE 18, rue Grange-Batelière (25 meters from Hôtel Drouot) otherwise shipment to FRANCE at the buyer's expense by the carrier of his choice. High-resolution photos: https://bit.ly/41uZlKv

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LINGA – YONI du XVIIe siècle "CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY - Linga with integrated Yoni, composed of cells containing small stone Lingas and a central cell containing a larger stone Linga. Lost-wax bronze. - Origin: North India. - Period: Seventeenth century. Paris, July 8, 1997 - Jean LOSTALEM - Le Louvre des Antiquaires Paris. (This certificate of authenticity will be given to the purchaser). Height : 17 cm Length 19 cm. Good condition. The upright stone (liñga) in the center is the classical representation of Shiva, in his phallic form. The liñga is encased in its feminine counterpart (Sñânadronî), a very shallow, round vessel ending in a spout (somasûtra). Ablutions performed on the liñga fill the sñânadronî and flow outwards, through the somasûtra, into a basin where sacred waters are collected by devotees. Delivery of lots free of charge to LA SALLE 20 rue DROUOT-PARIS the day after the sale (Saturday, May 4) or a few days after the sale GALERIE 18, rue Grange-Batelière (25 meters from Hôtel Drouot) otherwise shipment to FRANCE at the buyer's expense by the carrier of his choice. High-resolution photos: https://bit.ly/41uZlKv

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Shiva Lingam; Thap Mam style, Champa, 12th-14th centuries. Carved stone. Attached certificate of authenticity from the specialist Le My Hao. It has slight damage. Measurements: 44,5 x 30,5 x 35,5 cm. A lingam sometimes called linga or Shiva linga, is an abstract or aniconic representation of the Hindu god Shiva in Shaivism. It is often depicted within a disc-shaped platform, the yoni - its female counterpart. consisting of a flat, horizontal element compared to the vertical lingam, and designed to allow liquid offerings to drain for collection. Together, they symbolize the merging of the microcosm and macrocosm. Shiva is one of the gods of the Trimurti or main trinity of Hinduism. He is the destroyer god, together with Brahma, the creator god, and Vishnu, the preserver god, although he does not incarnate meaningless destruction, but that which also allows regeneration, change and rebirth. Together with his consort Parvati (goddess with dual aspect: maternal and demon slayer) he is the father of Ganesha (god of wisdom) and Kartikeia (god of war).Champa was a Southeast Asian civilization that flourished along the coasts of what is now central and southern Vietnam during a period of approximately one thousand years, between 500 and 1700 AD. The Cham created freestanding sandstone sculptures in round bulk, as well as high and low relief sandstone carvings. In general, they seem to have preferred to sculpt in relief, and excelled especially in high relief sculpture. Cham sculpture went through a marked succession of historical styles, the main one of which produced some of the finest works of Southeast Asian art. Attached certificate of authenticity of the specialist Le My Hao. Slightly damaged.