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PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED CHICAGO COLLECTION
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A BLACK STONE STELE OF DURGA
NEPAL, 14TH CENTURY
13Ω in. (34.3 cm.) high
$12,000-18,000
PROVENANCE:
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Manheim, before 1969.
Christie's New York, 12 September 2012, lot 543.
EXHIBITED:
On loan to the Hofstra University Museum of Art, New York, 1969-2010.
LITERATURE:
Himalayan Art Resources, item no. 24762.
The powerful stele represents Durga as Mahishasuramardini, the killer of
Mahishasura. The goddess’s arms radiate from the center of the stele, each
grasping a unique weapon: club, dagger, mace, sword, among others. Her
lower right hand, armed with a trident, strikes down the demon Mahishasura,
who is in mid-transformation from buffalo to human. Her right foot rests upon
her mount, the sacred tiger-lion. Two attendant figures brandishing shields
and swords flank the goddess, the entire scene encapsulated by a flaming
aureole.

尼泊爾 十四世紀 黑石難近母像
來源:
Paul E. Manheim伉儷珍藏, 1969年前
紐約佳士得, 2012年9月12日, 拍品編號543
展覽:
借展於霍夫斯特拉大學美術館, 紐約, 1969至2010年
出版:
“喜馬拉雅藝術資源” (Himalayan Art Resources), 編號24762

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