Nandi, a powerful white bull, is the preferred mount of the God Shiva. Sculptures or Nandi are often seen at Shiva Temples in India. The most impressive version in the Berlin museum is the 19th-century, painted-wood Nandi from South India.
Processional bull Nandi, Shiva’s mount, (19th–20th century) in the module “Hindu Art in South Asia“
of the Museum für Asiatische Kunst in the Humboldt Forum.
Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum für Asiatische Kunst / Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner
Schloss / Photo: Alexander Schippel