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SOUTH INDIA, TAMILNADU, CHOLA PERIOD, 13TH CENTURY
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A bronze figure of Parvati
South India, Tamilnadu, Chola period, 13th Century
Well cast standing in tribhanga on a circular lotus pedestal above a square plinth applied with loop ring handles at the corners, her hands in katakamukha and lola mudras, wearing a dhoti falling in elegant arched pleats and with pendent sashes at the side, with the sacred thread across her chest and beaded necklaces, her face with a serene expression with almond-shaped eyes beneath arched brows surmounted by an elaborate conical headdress
22 in. (55.8 cm.) high
South India, Tamilnadu, Chola period, 13th Century
Well cast standing in tribhanga on a circular lotus pedestal above a square plinth applied with loop ring handles at the corners, her hands in katakamukha and lola mudras, wearing a dhoti falling in elegant arched pleats and with pendent sashes at the side, with the sacred thread across her chest and beaded necklaces, her face with a serene expression with almond-shaped eyes beneath arched brows surmounted by an elaborate conical headdress
22 in. (55.8 cm.) high