A bronze figure of a goddess
A bronze figure of a goddess

INDIA, KERALA, 16TH CENTURY

細節
A bronze figure of a goddess
India, Kerala, 16th century
Seated on a double-lotus base over a stepped plinth, adorned with torques and heavy necklaces, her hair pulled up into a tall chignon and backed by an elaborate leafy openwork aureole, a devotee prostrated before her
4 3/8 in. (11 cm.) high
來源
The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago, acquired before 1996
出版
Pratapaditya Pal, A Collecting Odyssey: Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Art from the James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, 1997, p. 180 and 324, cat. no. 230
展覽
On loan to Art Institute of Chicago since 1996

拍品專文

The goddess holds a noose in her upper left hand, possibly linking her with or identifying her as a form of Kali. The depiction of the male deity kneeling in such a fashion is unusually life-like.