SOLD Masterpiece Shiva with 8 Arms Dancing on Demon Apasmara 66"

Shiva is a contemporary sculptural marvel.  Looking into the eyes of this piece is like staring into the eyes of Shiva himself.  The detached and aloof expression on his handsome, boyish face show him to be a true King of Gods. 

In five of his eight hands he holds a noose, mace, drum, cobra and trident.  The trident represents the Hindu trinity of Brahma, Shiva and Vishnu.  It is also said to represent the threefold qualities of nature: creation, preservation and destruction.  He holds a cobra symbolizing the power he has over the most deadly of creatures. Snakes are also used to symbolize the Hindu dogma of reincarnation.  The drum represents the rhythmic sound to which Shiva dances and ceaselessly recreates the universe.

The front left hand is in the abhaya-mudra, the "fear not" gesture, made by holding the palm outward with fingers pointing up.  The front right arm is across the chest in the gahahasta (elephant trunk) pose, with the wrist limp and the fingers pointed downward toward the demon Apasmara. 

The contrasting elements of the rough (gray) stone and the polished (dark) stone bring an added element to the beautiful piece.  All the fine details are rough cut giving them a gray appearance.  From Shiva's ornate headdress, his hair, earrings, rudraksha beads around his neck, bangles, lotus flower on his palm, his loin cloth down to the fine details on the demon Apasmara are all carved wonderfully in rough cut stone.  This contrasts beautifully with all Shiva's skin which is polished to be a darker color. 

Even the fine form of Apasmara is carved to perfection.  He seems to be squirming under the weight of Shiva as he holds his cobra.  His little legs writhe as his two short fangs protrude in discomfort caused by Shiva as he dances his "ignorant" form away. 

About Black Granite:  Indian black granite is a wonderful stone.  It is capable of a variety of finishes which can give it a variety of different color possibilities.  It is possible to see 4-5 different colors on a single piece depending on the degree of polish or roughness of the stone.  Indian black granite is among the best granite in the world sought after by artists globally.  Unlike inferior quality granite, Indian granite is extremely dense and without impurities that plague other stones.  The density of granite makes a granite sculpture perfect for any garden because it can be left outside in extreme heat and extreme cold for years without care.

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