A BRONZE FIGURE OF VAISHNAVI
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE WEST COAST COLLECTION
印度南部 泰米爾納德邦 毗奢耶那伽羅王朝 十四世紀 女神毗湿奴銅像

SOUTH INDIA, TAMIL NADU, VIJAYANAGARA PERIOD, 14TH CENTURY

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印度南部 泰米爾納德邦 毗奢耶那伽羅王朝 十四世紀 女神毗湿奴銅像
9 in. (23 cm.) high
來源
New York art market.
Private collection, California, acquired from the above on 1 October 1990.

拍品專文

Vaishnavi is one of the matrikas, or mother goddesses central to Hinduism and is often depicted alongside Varahi, Indrani and Chamunda. She is considered the shakti, or female manifestation of the god Vishnu. Here she stands erect on a lotus base holding a chakra wheel, conch shell, and bird and is adorned with elaborate jewelry and a tall headdress. Her silhouette is beautifully accentuated by a tapered flaming aureole.

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