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A BRONZE FIGURE OF PARVATI

SOUTH INDIA, TAMIL NADU, CHOLA PERIOD,
12TH CENTURY
19Ω in. (49.5 cm.) high
$60,000-80,000

PROVENANCE

with Peter Marks, London.
Acquired by the family of the current owner from the above in
1974; thence by descent.
印度南部 泰米爾納德邦 朱羅時期 十二世紀 雪山神女銅像
Parvati is the Hindu goddess associated with fertility, love
and devotion. Considered the epitome of female perfection,
she assumes multiple identities as a young maiden, wife, and
mother. As the female counterpart to Shiva, she is the active
agent of the universe and the animating force that brings
skill, power, prowess, and genius, while infusing the world
with her magic.
This exquisitely cast fgure highlights her sensuous femininity
through the drapery of her garment and delicately stylized
jewelry. Poised in tribhanga on a double lotus atop a square
base, her left hand delicately extended in the lolahastamudra
and her right hand in katakamukhamudra.

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