Bronze Shiva Mukhalinga From Andhra Pradesh - 18th Century Origin - Miao Tribe Features: Hand-etched floral motifs

Features: Hand-etched floral motifs

As was usual for the period

Brass Rice Measure From Orissa - Dhokra Work - Ca 100 Yrs Old

the painting has been added at a later date

warmth and an effortlessly elegant drape

Bronze Shiva Mukhalinga From Andhra Pradesh - 18th Century Origin - Miao Tribe Features: Hand-etched floral motifsThis excellent 18th century bronze head of Shiva is a mukhalinga, literally translating to 'lingam with a face'. Lingams are phallic eggs and the non representational form of Shiva, one of the three most prominent gods of Hinduism. Shiva is The Destroyer who demolishes in order for the world to be created anew. Originally mukhalingas were carved lingam, however in the 18th century, they came to be covers for lingam stones, believed to preserve the