Lot Essay
Highly refined and voluptuously modeled, this sculpture represents a benchmark of Vijayanagar period aesthetics.
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ANOTHER PROPERTY
A Large Bronze Figure of Parvati
SOUTH INDIA, VIJAYANAGAR PERIOD, 14TH CENTURY
Details
A Large Bronze Figure of Parvati
South India, Vijayanagar Period, 14th Century
Finely and expressively cast standing in tribhanga, wearing a long dhoti secured with an elaborate sash, multiple necklaces and bracelets, her face with a graceful expression surmounted by a conical headdress
28½ in. (72.2 cm) high
South India, Vijayanagar Period, 14th Century
Finely and expressively cast standing in tribhanga, wearing a long dhoti secured with an elaborate sash, multiple necklaces and bracelets, her face with a graceful expression surmounted by a conical headdress
28½ in. (72.2 cm) high
Provenance
Private German Collection
Exhibited
Heidelberg, Völkerkundemuseum, Berge in Asien, Sept. 2002 - April 2003