Lot Essay
The inscription on the front of this base indicates that is was dedicated in the Tai month of the Soumya year in the town of Kandanur, as a gift by a devotee with the initials Pe Ara Vai Ala.
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SOUTH INDIA, TAMIL NADU, NAYAKA PERIOD, LATE 18TH-EARLY 19TH CENTURY
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A BRONZE FIGURE OF VALLI
SOUTH INDIA, TAMIL NADU, NAYAKA PERIOD, LATE 18TH-EARLY 19TH CENTURY
22 3⁄4 in. (57.8 cm.) high
SOUTH INDIA, TAMIL NADU, NAYAKA PERIOD, LATE 18TH-EARLY 19TH CENTURY
22 3⁄4 in. (57.8 cm.) high
Provenance
Private collection, United Kingdom, by repute.
West End Antiques, Wilmette, Illinois, by 1995, by repute.
Private collection, Chicago, by 25 May 1999.
West End Antiques, Wilmette, Illinois, by 1995, by repute.
Private collection, Chicago, by 25 May 1999.