Shivalingam
Shiva-Lingam. Phallic symbol of the god Shiva. Natural stone.
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Shivalingam Shiva-Lingam. Phallic symbol of the god Shiva. Natural stone. Brahmaputra Valley. India. 12cm

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Shivalingam Shiva-Lingam. Phallic symbol of the god Shiva. Natural stone. Brahmaputra Valley. India. 12cm

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Estim. 150 - 300 EUR

A MINIATURE STONE LINGAM, 19TH CENTURY OR EARLIER A MINIATURE STONE LINGAM, 19TH CENTURY OR EARLIER India, 19th century or earlier. The stone of typical ovoid form and finely polished with distinct natural markings in russet fading to dark burgundy and gray. With a display case and wood stand. Provenance: From an old Bavarian private collection, collected since the 1960s. Condition: Presenting well, with natural flaws, a repair to one end and an old fill. Weight: 96 g Dimensions: Height 6.5 cm

Estim. 400 - 800 EUR

A BRONZE ‘COW’ LINGAM DRIPPING VESSEL, THARA PATHIRAM A BRONZE ‘COW’ LINGAM DRIPPING VESSEL, THARA PATHIRAM South India, 18 th century or earlier. The pierced cattle head extending to a slender neck, fitted with a collar, and opening to a compressed globular vessel fitted with a trumpet mouth. The bronze with a rich, naturally grown, solid patina with encrustations of malachite and cuprite. Provenance: From the private collection of Ibolya Laufer, Hungary, and thence by descent within the same family. Condition: Good condition with wear and casting irregularities. Losses, a crack to the neck, signs of weathering, and slight warping to the mouth. Weight: 210.7 g Dimensions: Length 14.2 cm Such a vessel would have been suspended with the cow head pointing down over a lingam—a phallus-shaped representation of Shiva. It would have been filled with milk which would then drip, drop by drop, from the cow’s mouth over the lingam. Lingams are regarded as ‘hot’ and require regular cooling as an act of worship. The constant dripping from such a vessel is described as Abhisheka, an act of reverence for Shiva. Literature comparison: Compare two closely related holy water sprinklers with lota bowls and cow-head spouts used for anointing the images of gods, illustrated by Robert F. Bussabarger in The Everyday Art of India, New York, 1968, p. 80.

Estim. 7 000 - 9 000 EUR

Banteay Srei style Shiva head; Cambodia, second half of the 10th century. Limestone. Work exhibited at Feriarte 2007. It has very slight damage. Measurements: 32,5 x 16,5 x 20 cm; 44 x 18 x 17 cm (with base). Shiva is one of the gods of the Trimurti or main trinity of Hinduism. He is the destroyer god, together with Brahma, creator god, and Vishnu, conservative god, although he does not incarnate the destruction without sense, but that one that also allows the regeneration, the change, the rebirth. Together with his consort Parvati (goddess with double aspect: maternal and demon slayer) he is the father of Ganesha (god of wisdom) and Kartikeia (god of war). In this particular case of the face of this carving it transmits a great dignity based on the symmetry of the features and the delicacy of the carving that is summarized in subtle details of soft carving. The lower part of the neck indicates that this piece was probably originally part of a larger sculpture. Banteay Srei is a 10th century A.D. Cambodian temple dedicated to the Hindu gods Shiva and Parvati, located in Angkor. The temple is known for the beauty of its sandstone lintels, sculptures and pediments.The building and sculptures are mostly constructed of hard red sandstone. The sandstone used for such elaborate carvings had to be of extraordinary quality. In fact, red sandstone is a hallmark of the Banteay Srei style, never used in other Angkor styles. Its hardness is also the reason why, even after a millennium, the Banteay Srei carvings are the best preserved examples of Angkorian relief art, almost unchanged, as there is hardly anything eroded. Work exhibited at Feriarte 2007. It has very slight damage.

Estim. 2 500 - 3 000 EUR

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.

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