Two small bronze figures of Shiva Nataraja and Parvati
Two small bronze figures of Shiva Nataraja and Parvati

SOUTH INDIA, CHOLA PERIOD, 13TH/14TH CENTURY

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Two small bronze figures of Shiva Nataraja and Parvati
South India, Chola period, 13th/14th century
With Shiva dancing on a prostrate figure amidst an arched flaming aureole, clad in a short dhoti, his four arms radiating around him holding various implements; with Parvati standing in elegant tribhanga on a circular lotus base atop a stepped plinth, her right arm raised and her left arm echoing her curvaceous figure, clad in a long dhoti with a pendant sash secured with a belt, wearing multiple necklaces and other jewelry, the hair arranged in a high headdress
5¼ in. (13.4 cm.) high
4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm.) high (2)
Provenance
New York art market, before 1998

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