Shiva Nataraja - Four-armed depiction of Shiva as the king of the dance on a lotus base, this cosmic dance symbolizes the eternal movement of the universe, with his right leg he steps on the dwarf demon Apasmara, who embodies ignorance, his left leg is lifted (=victory posture), he holds the hourglass drum as a symbol of creation (the union of the male and female principle) on one of his hands, as well as the burning flame in his palm for the purpose of illustrating his destructive faculties, the characteristic hair plaits protruding horizontally on either side of his head (Jatabhara) are said to emphasize the dynamic of dance movements, bronze, Northeast-India, antique, H.c.13.5cm