A slate stele of a Celestial Nymph
A slate stele of a Celestial Nymph

INDIA, ANDHRA PRADESH, CIRCA 13TH CENTURY

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A slate stele of a Celestial Nymph
India, Andhra Pradesh, circa 13th Century
Well carved with her right hand raised grasping her topknot, wearing a wide beaded girdle centered by a flowerhead buckle and suspending beaded festoons, a broad beaded collar and heavy stranded necklace falling over her breasts, an array of bangles at her wrist, her face with graceful features, large almond-shaped eyes, fine aquiline nose and bow-shaped mouth, her hair arranged in an elaborate coif adorned with strands of beads
27 in. (69.8 cm.) high