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Chandrashekara

15th -16th Century CE

National Museum - New Delhi

National Museum - New Delhi
New Delhi , India

Chandrashekara stands on a lotus pedestal, which is mounted on a square base. The figure has four arms which bifurcate at the shoulders. In the upper right hand he holds a parasu (axe), in the upper left ─ a mriga (antelope). The lower right hand is in abhaya -mudra and the lower left in varada. The hair is tied high with the siras-chakra behind the head. The figure is ornamented with a coronet featuring a crest and a fillet (karanda-mukuta) and a flower decked on either side above the ears.

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  • Title: Chandrashekara
  • Date Created: 15th -16th Century CE
  • Location: Kerala
  • Physical Dimensions: Ht. 72.0 cm., Wd. 35.0 cm., Dep. 25.5 cm.
  • Medium: Bronze
National Museum - New Delhi

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