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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
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