INDIA, RAJASTHAN OR MADHYA PRADESH, 10TH-11TH CENTURY

Details

A RED SANDSTONE FIGURE OF A CELESTIAL WOMAN
INDIA, RAJASTHAN OR MADHYA PRADESH, 10TH-11TH CENTURY
25 in. (63.5 cm.) high

Provenance

Collection of Prince and Princess Aschwin zur Lippe-Biesterfeld, New York, 1960s, by repute.
Property of a European Estate; Christie’s New York, 30 March 2006, lot 64.

Literature

A. Headington, 'Private World of a Prince: Oriental flair in a Paris apartment,' Connoisseur, July 1988, p. 51, illustrated.

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Lot Essay

The present figure stands in a sinuous tribhanga posture, grooming her hair while likely looking into a mirror in her missing hand. The celestial woman, probably a yakshi, wears disk-shaped earrings, pendent garlands, and her hair carved in a curled bun.

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