An Indian bronze figure of Shiva, 20th century, Southern India,

the dancing four-armed deity holding his typical attributes of adamaru (drum) and agni (fire), the lower right raised in the abhaya mudra, and the lower left gesturing towards the raised left foot, signifying moksha (liberation), within a large ring of flame, with the left foot resting on Apasmara Purusha on a stepped lotus base

45.5cm high