A marble bracket figure of a female attendant

INDIA, RAJASTHAN OR GUJARAT, 11TH/12TH CENTURY

Details

A marble bracket figure of a female attendant
India, Rajasthan or Gujarat, 11th/12th century
Standing with her torso swayed to the right holding a fly whisk in her raised right hand, dressed in a dhoti with a sash tied across the thighs and adorned with various necklaces, the face serene with gentle smile and elongated eyes, with the boughs of a mango tree above supporting a monkey and a diminutive animal-headed figure below
28¾ in. (73 cm.) high

Provenance

Raymond A. Bidwell (1876-1954) Collection
The Springfield Museums, Springfield, Massachusetts, accessioned in 1962 (acc. No. 64.S02)

Sale room notice

The Springfield Museums, Springfield, Massachusetts, purchased from California with funds from the Bidwell Purchase Collection in 1964 (acc. no. 64.S02)

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Lot Essay

The present work likely depicts a Jain goddess - as was customary for the time and period, this bracket figure was designed in the shape of a lotus bud. For a closely related example in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, see P. Pal, Indian Sculpture, vol. II, p. 134, cat. no. 58.

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