A SOUTH INDIAN, HOYSALA, GRANITE STONE FIGURE OF PARVATI, standing in dancing posture on a shaped base, her right hand stretched downwards, her left holding club of which the upper section is carved with skull, wearing dhoti, many body ornaments, well-modelled breasts, her face with almond-shaped eyes, aquiline nose, smiling lips, elongated earlobes with makara-shaped earrings, elaborate decorated conical-shaped hairdress, two small drum-playing figures below, large flaming halo behind, 12th Century
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A SOUTH INDIAN, HOYSALA, GRANITE STONE FIGURE OF PARVATI, standing in dancing posture on a shaped base, her right hand stretched downwards, her left holding club of which the upper section is carved with skull, wearing dhoti, many body ornaments, well-modelled breasts, her face with almond-shaped eyes, aquiline nose, smiling lips, elongated earlobes with makara-shaped earrings, elaborate decorated conical-shaped hairdress, two small drum-playing figures below, large flaming halo behind, 12th Century
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