Bronze Shiva Mukhalinga From Andhra Pradesh - 18th Century Origin - Miao Tribe Brass Rice Measure From Orissa

Brass Rice Measure From Orissa - Dhokra Work - Ca 100 Yrs Old

Korean Dowry Chest - Early 20thC with strapped corners and decorated with pierced iron panels

Chinese wedding cabinets are usually decorated with gold leaf or coloured lacquer

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Bronze Shiva Mukhalinga From Andhra Pradesh - 18th Century Origin - Miao Tribe Brass Rice Measure From OrissaThis excellent 18th century bronze head of Shiva is a mukhalinga, literally translating to 'lingam with a face'. Lingams are phallic eggs and the non representational form of Shiva, one of the three most prominent gods of Hinduism. Shiva is The Destroyer who demolishes in order for the world to be created anew. Originally mukhalingas were carved lingam, however in the 18th century, they came to be covers for lingam stones, believed to preserve the