A Bronze Figure of Uma

SOUTH INDIA, TAMILNADU, VIJAYANAGARA PERIOD, 13TH/14TH CENTURY

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A Bronze Figure of Uma
South India, Tamilnadu, Vijayanagara period, 13th/14th century
Very finely cast, seated in lalitasana on a double-lotus base over a stepped plinth with beaded rims, her right hand raised in katakamudra, clad in a long dhoti with finely incised striations, the face with aquiline nose flanked by long ears adorned with lotus ornaments, the curly hair piled into an elaborate jatamukuta secured with a foliate tiara, backed by a shirashchakra
18¾ in. (47.6 cm.) high

Provenance

Private Collection, Hong Kong, 1980s

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Lot Essay

This figure of Uma is exceptionally well-cast, from the datura flowers above her hears to the finely worked striations and folds of her dhoti. Also of note is the waist of the plinth incised with diamond and wheel-like patterns and the carefully incised lotus petals on her base, both with beaded edges.

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