Vishnu by a carver of the Njana Tilem Gallery, last third of the twentieth century, 38 cm This beautiful figure of Vishnu, carved in pale wood (likely panggal buaya, also known as "crocodile wood"), dates from the last third of the twentieth century. The monogram of the Njana Tilem Gallery is engraved beneath the base. Founded in the late 1950s by Ida Bagus Tilem, eldest son of Ida Bagus Njana, this gallery is located in the village of Mas. To this day, it employs skilled scu

Shiva by I Ketut Sadra, second half of the 20th century, 36 cm The figure, richly adorned and wearing a crown, is seated on a lotus-shaped throne. Its front hands perform a mudra (a codified gesture endowed with ritual or symbolic value), while its two rear hands hold a lotus, a symbol of purity and spiritual elevation, and a fly-whisk, a symbol of royalty. The fineness of the features and the hair flowing slightly behind the shoulders might suggest a female figure. However,