CLASSICAL INDIAN ART | LIVE AUCTION, MUMBAI (09 MARCH 2017)

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PARVATI
KARNATAKA, CIRCA 9 TH CENTURY
Bronze
8.5 in (21.6 cm) high
Rs 18,00,000 ‒ 24,00,000
$ 26,870 - 35,825
NON‒EXPORTABLE
REGISTERED ANTIQUITY
PROVENANCE
Property of a Distinguished Family Collectio
This early Chalukyan sculpture shows Par
the consort of Shiva and mother of Gan
Parvati is an aspect of Shakti, the di
female force. In the present lot, she is fla
by attendants on either side, who hol
whisks, in reverence of their mistress. On
stele above the fly whisks is a shivaling
the left, and Ganesha on the right. Par
right hand is in varadamudra, which
gesture that indicates the act of giving bo
A small lizard is seen near Parvati’s feet.