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A COPPER ALLOY ENSEMBLE OF FOUR GODDESSES
NORTHEASTERN INDIA, PALA PERIOD, CIRCA 11TH CENTURY
Himalayan Art Resources item no.61672
11 cm (4 1/4 in.) high
HK$350,000 - 450,000
印度東北部 帕拉時期 約十一世紀 四女神銅神龕
Having an additional square tier with their identifying vehicles
(vahanas), a very similar sculpture in the David R. Nalin Collection likely
reveals the identity of these four goddesses as Brahmani, Indrani,
Maheshvari, and Vaishnavi (Casey, Medieval Sculpture from Eastern
India, New Jersey, 1985, no.35). These goddesses are worshipped in
Hinduism’s tantric Shaktism, which views the Mother Goddess as the
source of divine power, which the male gods merely yield. They are
propitiated for protection.
Provenance
Alex Biancardi, London, 1970s
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