大英博物館さんのインスタグラム写真 - (大英博物館Instagram)「This bronze statue depicts the Hindu god Shiva as the lord of the dance, Nataraja, in a ring of fire 🔥 In Hindu belief, Shiva as Nataraja appears at the end of one cosmic cycle and the beginning of the next, and is thus associated with both creation and destruction. The Nataraja is one of the best-known images of Indian art. It was especially popular during the rule of the Chola kings in Tamil Nadu in the tenth to twelfth centuries. ➡ Swipe through to discover these incredible details 🌊 A female figure is enmeshed in Shiva’s hair – this is the goddess Ganga, the personification of the Ganges River, whose fall to earth was broken by Shiva’s matted locks. 🥁 Shiva holds a double-sided shaped drum in his upper right hand, the sound from which summons up new creation. 🔥 His upper left hand holds the destructive ball of fire. 🦶 Underneath his feet Shiva tramples Apasmara, a demon who represents ignorance. See this statue on display in Room 33 of the Museum – the Sir Joseph Hotung Gallery of China and South Asia. 🔎 Dancing Shiva in a ring of fire. Bronze, Tamil Nadu, southern India, around 1100. #BritishMuseum」6月7日 0時30分