Shiva and Parvati on Nandi

bronze, cast in several parts
Central India (Maharashtra), ca. 17th-18th cent.
high: 43 cm.

Large bronze, depicting Shiva and his wife Parvati, riding on the bull Nandi. The bronze is cast in several parts: Shiva and Parvati in one part, the bull Nandi, the base, and the aureole.