A South Indian, Vijayanagar style, granite Parvati
13th/14th century
Standing in samabhanga on a circular base, her principle hands in varadamudra and broken, the upper ones holding sankha and lotus flower, wearing sari held together by a belt, bejewelled, her face with almond-shaped eyes, aquiline nose, smiling lips, elongated earlobes with shaped ear rings, high makuta decorated with ornaments and tassels
100 cm high (including tapering pin), mounted
A South Indian, Vijayanagar style, granite Parvati
13th/14th century
Standing in samabhanga on a circular base, her principle hands in varadamudra and broken, the upper ones holding sankha and lotus flower, wearing sari held together by a belt, bejewelled, her face with almond-shaped eyes, aquiline nose, smiling lips, elongated earlobes with shaped ear rings, high makuta decorated with ornaments and tassels
100 cm high (including tapering pin), mounted