Country Group: South and Southeast Asia (Thailand, Burma, Laos, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Vietnam)

Item id: 7558

Nice Hindu bronze Plaque depicting Virabhadra (a fierce form of Siva), Daksha, the goat-headed figure who is on Virabhadra’s right, and Sati, Siva’s wife and a daughter of Daksha, stands on the other side. Looks to have very good age to it. --- Virabhadra came into being after Daksha insulted his son-in-law Shiva, by not inviting him for yagna (sacrificial worship). Shiva’s wife, Sati, subsequently committed suicide. Shiva created Virabadra as a form of himself and gave him an army to take revenge on Daksha. Virabhadra cut off Daksha’s head in a battle. The other gods persuaded Shiva to bring Daksha back to life. But Daksha’s head could not be found and so it was substituted with the head of a goat. Thickly cast. 8 inches tall, height on custom stand is 9-7/8 inches. Thank you Sridhar!