Antique Red Lord Shiva Temple Mask, Hand-Carved Polychrome Wood, South India

Behold Lord Shiva, in full chromatic glory. This hand carved wooden temple mask shows the great god with a serene yet commanding face, painted in deep vermilion red, crowned by a tier of cobras and a tall headdress picked out in gold and indigo, the sacred third eye and trishula marked on his brow. It carries the warm, worn patina that only age and devotion bring.

A striking devotional piece from South India, it brings instant drama to a wall, a study or a collector's shrine. We will let the photos do the rest of the talking.

Styling & Collectors Inspiration

Shiva loves a congregation of carved faces and warm colour. Give him a wall of his own or a shelf among kindred devotional pieces.

• Build a wall of guardians with the Balinese Barong Temple Mask and the brass Tibetan Ganesha Mask.
• Gather the Hindu pantheon with the Old Balinese Ganesha Sculpture.
• Add a serene counterpoint with the Khmer Bronze Buddha Head.

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Details

• Subject: Lord Shiva, a Hindu devotional temple mask
• Origin: South India
• Material: hand carved wood with polychrome colouring
• Decoration: vermilion red face, cobra crown and tall headdress in gold and indigo, third eye and trishula on the brow
• Approximate height: 33 cm
• Weight: approximately 2 kg
• Condition: good age-worn condition with an authentic surface and patina
• Quantity: one only, a genuine one off

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