Brahma, marble, India, 19th (?) century.
500,00 zł
A marble sculpture depicting Brahma, the Hindu creator god and personification of cosmic wisdom, belonging to the Trimurti trinity alongside Vishnu and Shiva. The object was hand-carved in gray marble and represents a simplified iconographic form in which Brahma is shown with three faces, instead of the traditional four .
The figure is depicted seated, with a sphere held in his hand, interpreted as a symbol of the earth or the entire cosmos, and refer to the act of creation and the order of the world.
Due to the limited worship of Brahma in India and the small number of temples dedicated to him, sculptural representations of this deity are rare, making the object particularly interesting. The sculpture is in very good condition.
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