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NORTHEASTERN INDIA, PALA PERIOD, 12TH/13TH CENTURY
Details
A bronze figure of Marici
Northeastern India, Pala Period, 12th/13th century
Striding in alidhasana over a double-lotus base, wearing a long dhoti secured with a belt and a billowing sash about her shoulders, her six arms carrying various implements, her central face flanked by a sow's head and a male face, the hair piled into a high chignon and secured with a tiara
3 1/8 in. (8 cm.) high
Northeastern India, Pala Period, 12th/13th century
Striding in alidhasana over a double-lotus base, wearing a long dhoti secured with a belt and a billowing sash about her shoulders, her six arms carrying various implements, her central face flanked by a sow's head and a male face, the hair piled into a high chignon and secured with a tiara
3 1/8 in. (8 cm.) high
Provenance
Alex Biancardi Collection, London, 1970s
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