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The Collection of Alfred E. Mirsky, sold to benefit the graduate student program of The Rockefeller University
A red sandstone Umamaheshvara
INDIA, MADHYA PRADESH, 11TH CENTURY
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A red sandstone Umamaheshvara
India, Madhya Pradesh, 11th century
The heavenly couple in embrace with Parvati seated on Shiva's left leg, he holding aloft a lotus and a trident, clad in diaphanous dhotis and wearing multiple necklaces, armlets, and other jewelry, hair arranged in distinctive headdresses backed by a lotus halo, surrounded by celestial and adorative figures and makaras, with Ganesh to Shiva's right
31½ in. (80 cm.) high
India, Madhya Pradesh, 11th century
The heavenly couple in embrace with Parvati seated on Shiva's left leg, he holding aloft a lotus and a trident, clad in diaphanous dhotis and wearing multiple necklaces, armlets, and other jewelry, hair arranged in distinctive headdresses backed by a lotus halo, surrounded by celestial and adorative figures and makaras, with Ganesh to Shiva's right
31½ in. (80 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired in the 1960s
Sale room notice
Please note that this lot is being sold for an organization which holds a State of New York Exempt Organization Certificate.