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NEPAL, 16TH CENTURY
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A GILT-COPPER GROUP OF SHIVA AND PARVATI WITH A DIVINE RETINUE
NEPAL, 16TH CENTURY
Shiva seated at center on a low throne with animal-form feet, with Parvati seated on his left knee, his mount resting at his feet, with Vishnu and Brahma seated in attendance on either side of the divine couple
3 ¼ in. (8.3 cm.) high; 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm.) wide
NEPAL, 16TH CENTURY
Shiva seated at center on a low throne with animal-form feet, with Parvati seated on his left knee, his mount resting at his feet, with Vishnu and Brahma seated in attendance on either side of the divine couple
3 ¼ in. (8.3 cm.) high; 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm.) wide
Provenance
The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago, acquired prior to 1990.
Literature
P. Pal, A Collecting Odyssey: Indian, Himalayan, and Southeast Asian Art from the James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago, 1997, pp. 26 and 276, cat. no. 22.
Exhibited
The Art Institute of Chicago, “A Collecting Odyssey: Indian, Himalayan, and Southeast Asian Art from the James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection,” 2 August-26 October 1997, cat. no. 22.
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