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18thC Nammalvar Indian bronze browse these categories for related items... Directory: Antiques:Regional Art:Asian:Indian Subcontinent:India:Pre 1800: item # 745743 Please refer to our stock # R18O70 when inquiring.
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Nammalvar was one of the twelve Alvars, well-known for his many hymns on devotion to Vishnu. Tradition gives him the date 3102 B.C. (i.e., the beginning of the kali yuga), but scholars give him a date 880–930 A.D which is more realistic based on the events recorded. He was born in the asterism Visakham, in what is now Alvartirunakari, Tamil Nadu. His name means "our own alvar" (alvar means "one immersed in God"). Nammalvar considered himself a Sudra since he was brought up by a Sudra couple even though he was born of Brahmin parents.
In this murti, the saint is shown crosslegged in yoga-hasta, with his right hand in vitarka mudra, indicating his desire to share his wisdom. This small murti is 5.3 cm high and 3.2 cm wide and has a rich chocolate brown patina. Many thanks to Rollingstone62 who set me straight on my Vaishnavite iconography! |
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