RARE GOLD NANDI RING

Srivijaya was a Buddhist Empire based on the island of Sumatra. It was an important center for the expansion of Buddhism and the first polity to dominate much of the South -East Asian maritime trade. 

 Nandi is the bull vahana (mount) of the Hindu God Shiva. He is also the guardian deity of Kailash, the abode of Shiva. Almost all Shiva temples display stone-images of a seated Nandi, generally facing the main shrine. It is also the god of happiness, joy, and satisfaction.