A Granite figure of Parvati

SOUTH INDIA, TAMILNADU, VIJAYANAGAR PERIOD, 14TH/15TH CENTURY

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A Granite figure of Parvati
South India, Tamilnadu, Vijayanagar Period, 14th/15th Century
The four-armed deity well-carved holding a lotus flower and rosary, her right hand raised in the fear-abiding gesture, wearing a long dhoti with concentric folds encircling her legs and beaded sash, her face with large almond-shaped eyes and high conical headdress
24 in. (60.9 cm.) high

Provenance

Hubertus Elstermann Collection, Hamburg, acquired 1958

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Lot Essay

Compare with a larger four-armed example in the Avery Brundage Collection, see R.-Y. Lefebvre d'Argence and T. Tse, Indian and South-East Asian Stone Sculptures from the Avery Brundage Collection, 1970, cat. no. 19, p. 48f.

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