Lord Shiva Enshrined as Linga - Brass

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• Made In India^Hand Crafted^Brass

Dimensions: 10.5" X 5.5" X 8.0" | Hindu
Brass
The Shiva-head here despite that it has been well defined by human features imparts to the viewers the impact of 'Linga' and at the same time despite that it is endowed with proportions and perspectives characteristic to 'Linga' iconography it gives a feeling of representing the Sublime Being. In addition it enhances its votive sanctity for in several Shaivite cults it is in the 'Linga', that is, Shiva's essential apparent form, that the 'Anga', or His sublime being, is perceived and realized. The actual Shiva-head enshrining the 'yoni' as 'Linga' is some four and a half inch tall but despite in facial details and depiction of thoughtfulness it is unique. The large meditating eyes, eye-lids rounded like lotus-buds, broad forehead with prominent 'tripunda' mark, well defined nose and lips, beautifully dressed hair, a heavy neck coil like rising in three folds from chest to chin and the manipulation of light and shade are features which only a master-icon of this size might rival. The actual face size is not larger than that of a postal stamp but despite it is not only packed with several artistic merits but also has its stylistic distinction. The influence of the Buddhist and Jain iconography is wide writ on it. The tradition of phallus worship in India recedes back to Indus days, that is, some 3000 BC The excavations at various Indus sites have revealed to view a number of 'linga' motifs which are essentially votive. The Rigveda, by alluding to non-Aryan 'shishna-pujaka' or the worshippers of phallus, affirms the pre-Vedic prevalence of the cult of phallus worship. Later after Shiva had been accommodated in Brahmanical pantheon against the Vedic Rudra, not only the cult of phallus worship but also a number of legends as to its origin cropped up. It is

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