CENTRAL INDIA, CIRCA 19TH CENTURY

Details

A stone Brahmanda, 'Cosmic Egg'
Central India, circa 19th century
Finely polished in ovoid form with natural markings in the stone
13 7/8 in. (34.5 cm.) high

Provenance

W. Uhde Collection, Germany, before 1973

Exhibited

On loan to the Völkerkundemuseum, Heidelberg, 1984-2008

Special notice

This lot is offered without reserve.

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Lot Essay

The natural markings on the egg-shaped form symbolize the male and female principles in a single unit, a realization of the wholeness of the entire universe; for another example see A. Mookerjee, Yoga Art, 1975, p. 71, pl. 39.

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