Lot 87
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A Bronze Figure of Saint Andal with Attendant
PROPERTY FROM A EUROPEAN ESTATE
A Bronze Figure of Saint Andal with Attendant

SOUTH INDIA, CIRCA 15TH CENTURY

Details
A Bronze Figure of Saint Andal with Attendant
South India, circa 15th Century
Andal depicted holding a bird and wearing a pleated dhoti and conical headdress accompanied by a smaller female attendant, both on an oval base over a waisted plinth
6¼ in. (15.9 cm.) high
Provenance
Collection of Prince and Princess Aschwin zur Lippe-Biesterfeld, acquired in 1965.

Lot Essay

Compare with a bronze figure at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, in P. Pal, Indian Sculpture, vol. 2, 1988, p. 291, cat. no. 156. Andal carries a parrot, symbol of love and her devotion for Vishnu. She procociously wore a flower garland her father had made as an offering for Vishnu. When her father refused to offer the used garland to the god, Vishnu appeared in a dream and rebuked him. Andal came to be identified with Bhudevi, one of his wives.

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