A buff sandstone relief of Durga
A buff sandstone relief of Durga

INDIA, UTTAR PRADESH, 10TH CENTURY

细节
A buff sandstone relief of Durga
India, Uttar Pradesh, 10th century
The eight-armed goddess seated in lalitasana beneath an archway issuing from the mouths of makaras, holding a skull cup, trident, shield, bow, and mace, an infinite knot in the crook of her arm, her powerful form clad in an ankle-length dhoti with rippling folds secured by a beaded girdle, adorned with garland and pendent necklace, with calm expression and the hair in a high jatamukuta backed by a foliate halo, set within a niche flanked by pillars and rearing leogryphs
16¾ in. (42.5 cm.) high
来源
Doris Wiener Gallery, New York, late 1970s or earlier
展览
Hillwood Art Museum, Brookville, NY, May 1994
International Fine Arts and Antique Dealers Fair, New York, October 1994