拍品 1301
1301
A stone Brahmanda, 'Cosmic Egg'
This lot is offered without reserve. Property from a Private Massachusetts Collection
A stone Brahmanda, 'Cosmic Egg'

CENTRAL INDIA, CIRCA 19TH CENTURY

細節
A stone Brahmanda, 'Cosmic Egg'
Central India, circa 19th century
Finely polished in ovoid form with natural markings in the stone
13 7/8 in. (34.5 cm.) high
來源
W. Uhde Collection, Germany, before 1973
展覽
On loan to the Völkerkundemuseum, Heidelberg, 1984-2008
注意事項
This lot is offered without reserve.

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The natural markings on the egg-shaped form symbolize the male and female principles in a single unit, a realization of the wholeness of the entire universe; for another example see A. Mookerjee, Yoga Art, 1975, p. 71, pl. 39.