Seated in lalitasana on a bench, Shiva holds a string of beads in his right hand while placing his left around the shoulder of his consort Parvati, in his subsidiary hands a trident and a serpent, Parvati holds a mirror in her left hand. Both figures are adorned with large ear ornaments, necklaces, armlets and anklets. Behind Shiva’s head a halo in openwork. Beneath the figures nandi and the emanciated figure of Bhringhi, with accompanying figures to both sides. At the centre of the plinth the figure of a reclining nandi in engraving and an inscription to the right. Mounted on a wooden stand. Dimensions Height 47 cm Provenance Sammlung Kurt Erwin Stavenhagen (Frankfurt 1899-1984 Mexico City), offered at Dr. Ernst Hauswedell, Hamburg, 26.11.1962, Lot 27 (estimate DM 8.000) Georg L. Hartl Asiatica, Munich Collection Ludwig Jansen (1919-2020), acquired from Georg. L. Hartl (invoice dated 23.3.1974 available) Notes VAT: Margin scheme