A BRONZE FIGURE OF VAISHNAVI
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE WEST COAST COLLECTION
A BRONZE FIGURE OF VAISHNAVI

SOUTH INDIA, TAMIL NADU, VIJAYANAGARA PERIOD, 14TH CENTURY

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A BRONZE FIGURE OF VAISHNAVI
SOUTH INDIA, TAMIL NADU, VIJAYANAGARA PERIOD, 14TH CENTURY
9 in. (23 cm.) high
Provenance
New York art market.
Private collection, California, acquired from the above on 1 October 1990.

Lot Essay

Vaishnavi is one of the matrikas, or mother goddesses central to Hinduism and is often depicted alongside Varahi, Indrani and Chamunda. She is considered the shakti, or female manifestation of the god Vishnu. Here she stands erect on a lotus base holding a chakra wheel, conch shell, and bird and is adorned with elaborate jewelry and a tall headdress. Her silhouette is beautifully accentuated by a tapered flaming aureole.
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