Shashabhujadhari dancing Shiva. A raised limb, the hip jutting out laterally at a sharp angle. Not the ferocious, all-annihilating stance of the most popular Nataraja image; but the lord (‘raja’) of the performing arts (‘nata’) nevertheless.
The only hint of wrath, however, is to be found in the Lord’s gaze. The rest of the divine form has been executed with soft lines and gentle curves. The deep black colour of Kadappa stone medium adds a sense of solemnity and sattvaguna to the iconography.
The numerous etchings on the surface of the figure, to indicate detail of attire, adornment, and weaponry, are a silvery white colour. Its ample prevalence in the work makes this a striking bitone sculpture.
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