Antique Javanese Style Bronze Dancing Shiva statue as Lord Nataraja - 34.5cm(14") Tall
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description: Shiva Statue - Antique Javanese Style Bronze Dancing Shiva statue as Lord Nataraja - 34.5cm(14") Tall Measures (Height) 34.5cm/14" An antique Javanese‑style dancing Shiva as Lord Nataraja, rendered in classic 13th‑century Majapahit style and perfectly framed within a flaming circular aureole. In this dynamic image Shiva appears as the divine dancer and lord of the dramatic arts, poised at the heart of the cosmic rhythm where creation, preservation and dissolution unfold in continuous, harmonious flow. One of the right hands is shown in abhaya, the gesture of protection and reassurance, with a snake coiled elegantly around the wrist, while the rear right hand holds a damaru or hand‑drum whose beat signifies the pulse of creation. The remaining hands extend gracefully to display weapons and attributes, their lines echoing the sweeping curves of Shiva’s body and the arc of the surrounding halo. Fingers, ankles, neck, face, head, ear lobes and dress are richly adorned; finely chased jewellery and patterned textiles emphasise his royal and divine status without interrupting the sense of movement. Shiva is backed by a circular aureole with beaded border and flaming rim, topped by a decorative finial that symbolises his radiance and boundless cosmic energy. He dances upon a rectangular double‑lotus pedestal, raising his left leg in the familiar Nataraja pose while trampling the dwarf‑demon Apasmara (Muyalaka), who represents ignorance and spiritual forgetfulness. The lotus beneath him stands for purity, compassion and joy, its rise from muddy waters mirroring the journey from worldly entanglement to clarity and awakening. The energetic movement of Shiva’s dance is rendered with particular refinement in this Majapahit interpretation. He wears a simple robe with a sash swirling at his side and carefully modelled ornaments including crown and earrings, while his hair is arranged in a tripartite chignon decorated with a cockade. Discreet adornments—a necklace, diamond‑shaped e…
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