Price with Personal UK/EU Delivery £14,000
Size Overall 50cm Tall. 19 Inches.
Rare 17-18thC Brass Sculpture of Muthappan from Malabar Region of India. A fine Temple sculpture that dismantles into three component parts with good overall patination. Muthappan is a popular folk deity in Northern Kerala, India, considered an embodiment of Vishnu and Shiva, often depicted as a hunter, and worshipped in temples called Madappura, particularly at Parassinikadavu. The Parassinikadavu Muthappan Temple, also known as Parassini Madappura Sree Muthappan Temple, is a renowned pilgrimage site in Northern Kerala, dedicated to Muthappan.
