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Sandstone Relief Figure of a Parvati with 4 Arms, 12th C.

Currency:EUR Category:Collectibles Start Price:2,000.00 EUR Estimated At:3,200.00 - 4,000.00 EUR
Sandstone Relief Figure of a Parvati with 4 Arms, 12th C.
Red sandstone
Indien, Rajasthan, 12th century
Finely crafted relief figure on an ornamental ornate pedestal
Representation of the goddess Parvati with four arms and crossed legs
The two front hands with a rosary and a water vessel
The two rear hands with fragments of a lotus and a further symbol
Behind the figure an ornamental nimbus in a flower shape between two large profiled pillars
On a wooden base (later)
Height (without base): 51 x 32 cm
Condition consistent with age
Provenance: Collection of Jack Zuberbühler, Switzerland
Object is regular taxed. Differential taxation is not possible

For a specific stylistic representation compare an androgynous figure of a mixed nature of Shiva and Parvati at LACMA (accession no. M.87.107; see Pratapaditya Pal, Indian Sculpture. Volume 2, Los Angeles 1988, pp. 128-129) and a figure of Parvati at the Museum Rietberg, Zurich (accession no. 2007.55).



Parvati

Parvati is the shakti and wife of the Hindu god Shiva and one of the mother goddesses. In art, Parvati is depicted as a beautiful woman, often wearing lavish jewelry. With Shiva by her side she usually holds a blossoming lotus flower in one hand. In representations without Shiva she is depicted with four arms, often holding closed lotus flowers in two hands. In many representations she also holds her son Ganesha. Parvati is considered a symbol of the life-giving and protective mother.



Condition: The fragment is in fair condition consistent with age. The dimension without base are 51 x 32 cm (height x width).

Provenance: Collection of Jack Zuberbühler, Switzerland
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