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Image : A Highly Important Bronze Figure of Shiva as the 'Lord of Music', Vinadhara SOUTH INDIA, CHOLA PERIOD, LAST QUARTER OF THE 10TH CENTURY Price Realized : $724,300 South India, Chola Period, Last Quarter of the 10th Century Sensitively cast and superbly modeled with his principal hands poised as if to hold a lute, his uppermost hands holding the axe and antelope, with slightly bent left leg in a graceful pose, wearing a short ardhoraka secured with a sash, his face with a gentle smile flanked by long pendulous lobes adorned with a circular and makara earring respectively, his matted hair centered by a moon and sun disk and including a small figure of Ganga. 24 in. (61 cm.) high http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?pos=8&intObjectID=4147043&sid=

This is volume II, which suggests there is a Volume I ! Tried to look for Bhudevi without success, the net being too sow.

Volume 1 has been posted a few posts below...

Thanks.

Great RBSI thanks.

I am actually going to read the 800 pages. Wish me luck.