SHIVA AND PARVATI IN TANTRIC FORM Stone Nepal , 15th to 16th century Dimensions: Height 28 cm by 20 cm Weight: 4327 grams Shiva the destroyer with his consort seated side by side on two bulls. The bulls are lying on a lotus throne. Shiva is sitting in royal ease pose and has 18 arms holding attributes like ritual weapons or forming a mudra. His head is slightly tilted to the right and he wears a five-pointed crown. His face is friendly-looking. Parvati is seated to his right, also her head tilting to the right and she is smiling benevolently. Her hands are forming the abhaya and varada mudra. They are framed by a beaded aureole. The back of the stone statue is flat.