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PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF
DR. GEORGE S. HEYER, JR. (1930-2015)

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A BRONZE FIGURE OF PARVATI
SOUTH INDIA, CHOLA DYNASTY, CIRCA 1200
19¬ in. (50 cm.) high
$180,000-250,000

PROVENANCE
London art market.
Acquired by George S. Heyer from the above on
19 May 2000; thence by descent.
The present fgure is an eloquent example of the beloved deity Parvati, Shiva’s
consort and mother of the elephant-headed god Ganesh, produced during the
twelfth century. Standing in a slight tribhanga with a subtle hint of movement,
she has one hand raised and the other extended by her side, her face with a
gentle smile. She is adorned in the characteristic jewelry of the period: multiple
necklaces, arm bands, and a multi-strand girdle. In addition to the trident
symbol on her armbands and in her headdress, her hair is piled in Shaivite jatas
instead of the more typical conical crown, a reference to her consort, Shiva,
whom she would have accompanied in ceremonial processions. For a similar
example, compare the headress, jewelry and proportions of a slightly later
bronze fgure of Parvati at the Honolulu Museum of Art (4313.1).
印度南部 泰米爾納德邦 朱羅王朝 約1200年 雪山神女銅像

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