HINDU 1900'S CARVING OF STANDING FIGURE OF KARTIKEYA WITH SPEAR & SWAN GREAT!!!!

Description

HINDU STANDING FIGURE OF
KARTIKEYA
(SKANDA/MURUGAN) SON OF SHIVA
.
BEAUTIFUL PIECE CREATED IN INDIA AROUND THE TURN OF THE 19TH CENTURY, CIRCA 1900. THIS
PIECE DEPICTS
THE DETAILED
STANDING SEMI-NUDE YOUNG FIGURE OF
KARTIKEYA
WITH A SPEAR AND A PARADISE BIRD BEHIND.
SHIVA’S TWO SONS ARE GANESH AND
KARTIKEYA
(SKANDA/MURUGAN). HE IS EASILY IDENTIFIABLE BECAUSE OF HIS SPEAR AND HIS VAHANA-THE PEACOCK. HE IS SHOWN WITH HIS TWO WIVES VALLI AND DEIVANAI IN SOME PLACES. ALSO SHOWN WITH SIX HEADS AND 12 HANDS IN TAMIL BOOKS.
KARTIKEYA SYMBOLIZES A UNION OF POLARITIES. HE IS HANDSOME WARRIOR AND DESCRIBED AS A CELIBATE YOGI. HE USES HIS CREATIVE MARTIAL ABILITIES TO LEAD AN ARMY AGAINST TARAKA AND OTHER DEMONS, AND DESCRIBED AS A PHILOSOPHER-WARRIOR.
MADE
FROM NATURAL CARVING WITH EXCELLENT SMOOTH
CRAFTMANSHIP AND GREAT DETAILS
THIS PIECE HAVE A MEASURES OF 114 mm BY 51 mm BY 23 mm (4.5 x 2 x 0.9 Inches) AND HAVE A WEIGHT OF 68.5 Grams.
IT IS
IN GREAT
CONDITION WITH BEAUTIFUL FACE AND WITH
THE
AGED
PATINA INTACT..
INVENTORY REF: P0000MNEK/.1111