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A MARBLE JAIN BORDER RELIEF
WESTERN INDIA, CIRCA 12TH CENTURY
18 7/8 in. (48 cm) high

$2,000 - 3,000
This endearing panel pictures a serene goddess blessing her audience
from within an elaborate arcaded niche. She is joined above by a
smaller male figure striking an assured pose with his left hand on
his hip. And, top right, an attendant appears to grasp the base of a
somewhat unwieldy floral stem. A panel of the same style and period,
depicting a jina under similar arches, was sold at Bonhams, New York,
17 September 2014, lot 99.

Provenance
The Carter Burden Collection, New York
Sotheby’s, New York, 27 March 1991, lot 39
The Estate of Benjamin M. Rice II, New York

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A PAIR OF BRASS FIGURES OF RAMA AND LAKSHMANA
ORISSA, CIRCA 16TH CENTURY
10 in. (25.4 cm) high, the larger
$4,000 - 6,000

This pair of sculptures depict Rama and Lakshmana with heroic
stances. They were produced at the peak of sculptural casting in
Orissa, typified by high abstraction, fulsome proportions, crisply
chased details, and heavy castings of glistening honey-colored
brass. A closely related sculpture of Radha was sold at Sotheby’s,
New York, 19 March 2008, lot 295.

Provenance
Ex-Collection of Cavas Gobhai, Massachusetts, assembled
1960s-1980s

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