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A BRONZE GROUP OF SHIVA Compare the fnely articulated facial features,
AND PARVATI coiled jatamukuta of Shiva, beaded jewelry, and
NORTHEASTERN INDIA, PALA PERIOD distinctive tiered base adorned with small beaded
11TH-12TH CENTURY rims with another eleventh-century bronze group
5 in. (12.7 cm.) high
depicting Shiva and Parvati at The British Museum
$12,000-18,000 (acc. no. 1969,1105.1).
PROVENANCE
Acquired in the Hong Kong art market, 1996
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