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Antique wood "Nandi" bull carving with storage space, India 1900th
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Hand carved and hand painted wood Nandi bull statue. Made around the turn of the 20th century in India. It depicts Vahana, the bull of hindu god Shiva. The statue has a small compartment with a lid on its back. This was probably meant to store an artifact of some kind.
Nandi
Nandi in a zoo-anthropomorphic form
Affiliation Mount of Shiva
Abode Mount Kailash
Consort Suyasha[1]
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Nandi (Sanskrit: नन्दि), also known as Nandikeshvara or Nandideva, is the bull vahana (mount) of the Hindu god Shiva. He is also the guardian deity of Kailash, the abode of Shiva. Almost all Shiva temples display stone images of a seated Nandi, generally facing the main shrine.
Etymology[edit]
The Sanskrit word nandi (Sanskrit: नन्दि) means happy, joy, and satisfaction, the properties of divine guardian of Shiva-Nandi.[2]
The application of the name Nandi to the bull (Sanskrit: Vṛṣabha) is a development of recent syncretism of different regional beliefs within Shaivism. The name Nandi was widely used instead for an anthropomorphic door-keeper of Kailash, rather than his mount in the oldest Shaivite texts in Sanskrit, Tamil, and other Indian languages. Siddhanta texts distinguish between Nandi and Vṛṣabha.
- Dimensions:Height: 7.49 in (19 cm)Width: 5.91 in (15 cm)Depth: 13 in (33 cm)
- Style:Folk Art (In the Style Of)
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- Date of Manufacture:1900th
- Condition:Replacements made: The ears were missing. These were replaced by new ones made from reclaimed leather. Wear consistent with age and use. Minor fading.
- Seller Location:ECHT, NL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU9426238218942
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