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

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