Rare Antique Mukhalinga Sculpture,Depiction if Lord Shiva pawn jewelry This rug has not been

This rug has not been chemically treated in any way

Age: Mid-20th Century

or cooking utensils were needed these currency bracelets were melted down

with the upper crossbar representing the sky and the lower one the earth

I have always found rugs & textiles to be the stories of the lives and peoples who wove them…Instead of letters & words to tell their stories knots and designs & patterns  comprised of sequences of knots are used instead

Rare Antique Mukhalinga Sculpture,Depiction if Lord Shiva pawn jewelry This rug has not beenThis unusual antique Shiva Mukhalinga sculpture from India with a very smooth worn patina due to veneration displays a pleasing hair arrangement seen on the back of the sculpture . The Mukhalinga is shown wearing a casket in the form of a Linga. The sub sect of Lingayats wear such caskets. This genuine spiritual sculpture has seen lots of use. It was used to cover and protect a sacred Lingam which is a symbol of energy of the creator. I have had the