A FINE BRONZE FIGURE OF VAISHNAVI

Estimated Value:

30.000 € - 50.000 €

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incl. Premium and VAT

Description:

South India, Vijayanagar, 16./ 17. Jh.
H. 63 cm
The Goddess of Mother Earth standing on a round lotus base attached to a square base with geometrical pattern. She has four arms, two are holding the discus wheel and the conch shell, while the other two are showing the abhaya and varada mudra. Dressed in a long striped dhoti with festooned waistbelt and armlets, bracelets and necklaces adorn her body. Her ears are adorned with circular earrings, a high conical headdress. Vaishnavi is one of the matrikas, or mother goddesses central to Hinduism and is often depicted alongside Varahi, Indrani and Chamunda. She is considered the shakti, or female manifestation of the god Vishnu. Weight: 20,46 kg
According to the owners, acquired in 1961 from the Zanesville Museum of Art, OH USA at Carlebach Gallery , New York, from the collection auctioned on 24.3. 2014 at Cowan's Auctions, Cincinnati, Ohio and in 2015 at Gatsby and Brunson Gallery Auction NY - German private collection

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