A bronze figure of a standing bull

17th/18th century, India

Height: 8 cm, 3.1 inches

This folk art image depicts a Nandi bull up on all fours and walking upon a rectangular base, his head turned to the left, his neck ornamented with a three strand beaded necklace, his back with a saddle cloth and base for what would have been a separate and now missing object carried by the scared bull.