A RED SANDSTONE STELE OF A SEATED AMBIKA

INDIA, RAJASTHAN, 10TH/11TH CENTURY

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A RED SANDSTONE STELE OF A SEATED AMBIKA
INDIA, RAJASTHAN, 10TH/11TH CENTURY
Seated atop a throne with her right leg pendent, her left tucked into her lap, her left hand reaching down to grasp a water pot, adorned with a sash and heavily festooned necklaces, armlets and anklets, her lips in a slight smile, with elongated eyes and arched brows, surmounted by an elaborate headdress
31 ¼ in. (79.4 cm.) high

Provenance

Acquired by 1999, New York

Literature

The Chinese Porcelain Company, Important Asian Art, 2000, p.51, fig.14

Exhibited

Important Asian Art, International Asian Art Fair, the Seventh Regiment Armory, New York, 24-29 March 2000

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Lot Essay

Compare with a 6th-7th century Bihari sculpture of Ambika in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art which portrays the voluptuous multi-armed goddess seated and adorned in intricate jewelry, including an elaborate headdress (M.90.165).

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