Bronze. Folk art of India, approx. 19th cent.
The god Shiva with trident trisula and his spouse Uma sit in front of an arch-shaped nimbus with lotus leaf crown and mirror darpana in one hand. Both have their arms around each other – this depiction is called Uma-Maheshvara-Murti; Shiva is Maheshvara. Below their legs in the center is the white bull Nandi.
HEIGHT 9,5 CM