Material: Bronze, Pancaloham
Method: Lost wax technique from South India
Height: 16 cm / 6.2"
Base: 7 x 10.5 x 4 cm / 2.7" x 4,1" x 1.5" (L x W x H)
Weight: 1732 gr.
Visvakarma is the architect of the devas and has given the science on Vastu and divided the knowledge in 5 branches (Murthies, chariot/cars, buildings, sites and inventar). He is shown with 5 faces to indicate the five branches of vastu knowledge along with the corrosponding tools and weapons for measure, time, carving tools, tree moods of nature, wisdom etc.
The Murthy is artistically made well, and it's very unsual to find such a Murthy on the Market.
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