Lot 52
 
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MUKHALINGAM    

MAHARASHTRA
20TH CENTURY
Brass
20.25 in (51.5 cm) high


The lingam is an abstract visualisation of Shiva. A mukhalingam is a mask to cover the stone lingam, "intended to safeguard the worshipper from confrontation with the naked presence, from the awesome emanations that projected from the sacred stone." (Pupul Jaykar, The Earthern Drum: An Introduction to the Visual Arts of Rural India, New Delhi: The National Museum, 1980, p. 190)




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  Lot 52 of 75  

LIVING TRADITIONS: FOLK & TRIBAL ART
16-17 MARCH 2016

Estimate
Rs 3,00,000 - 4,00,000
$4,550 - 6,065

Winning Bid
Rs 3,80,160
$5,760
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)










 



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