A bronze figure of a female deity
A bronze figure of a female deity

INDIA, KERALA, 16TH CENTURY

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A bronze figure of a female deity
India, Kerala, 16th century
Standing on a round base with left hand on hip, clad in a long dhoti belted with a sash with multiple fishtails, adorned with multiple necklaces and other jewelry, the rounded face with wide-set eyes surmounted by an elaborate headdress
14 in. (35.4 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired in circa 1990

Lot Essay

For two stylistically closely related examples of Hindu goddesses, see P. Pal, Asian Art at the Norton Simon Museum, vol. 1, 2003, cat. no. 227, p. 305. A similar example of the male deity, Vishnu, was sold at Christie's New York, 31 March 2005, lot 85.

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