PAIR OF CEREMONIAL COPPER SHIELDS DEPICTING VIRABHADRA

Ca. 17th - 18th century AD > A pair of rectangular copper devotional plaques depicting Virabhadra standing within ornamental borders. Each figure is shown with weapons and elaborate headdress, accompanied by subsidiary motifs. Virabhadra is a fierce warrior manifestation or emanation of Shiva, created in the story of the destruction of Daksha's sacrifice. Particularly venerated in southern India, he embodies the deity's formidable protective power. Plaques depicting him provided portable images for worship and local devotional practice. > For similar see: The British Museum, museum number 1853,0108.9. > Size: 205-210mm x 140-145mm; Weight: 645g > Provenance: Private London Collection; Ex. Private UK Collection. > >

Estimate:$267.49

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