Lot Essay
A counterpart to lot 62, the celestial damsel here strikes a pose that displays her physical charms to maximum advantage.
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INDIA, ORISSA, 11TH CENTURY
Details
A sandstone figure of an Apsara
India, Orissa, 11th century
Standing on a lotus base with one leg raised, her hands above her head to reveal her curvaceous figure visible beneath a short dhoti, wearing multiple necklaces and her hair pulled back, a playful expression on her face
24 3/8 in. (61.9 cm.) high
India, Orissa, 11th century
Standing on a lotus base with one leg raised, her hands above her head to reveal her curvaceous figure visible beneath a short dhoti, wearing multiple necklaces and her hair pulled back, a playful expression on her face
24 3/8 in. (61.9 cm.) high
Provenance
The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago, acquired before 1983
Literature
Pratapaditya Pal, A Collecting Odyssey: Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Art from the James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, 1997, p. 212 and 336, cat. no. 282
Exhibited
On loan to Art Institute of Chicago since 1983