A marble bracket figure of a female attendant

INDIA, RAJASTHAN OR GUJARAT, 11TH/12TH CENTURY

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A marble bracket figure of a female attendant
India, Rajasthan or Gujarat, 11th/12th century
Standing with her torso swayed to the right holding a fly whisk in her raised right hand, dressed in a dhoti with a sash tied across the thighs and adorned with various necklaces, the face serene with gentle smile and elongated eyes, with the boughs of a mango tree above supporting a monkey and a diminutive animal-headed figure below
28¾ in. (73 cm.) high

来源

Raymond A. Bidwell (1876-1954) Collection
The Springfield Museums, Springfield, Massachusetts, accessioned in 1962 (acc. No. 64.S02)

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The Springfield Museums, Springfield, Massachusetts, purchased from California with funds from the Bidwell Purchase Collection in 1964 (acc. no. 64.S02)

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The present work likely depicts a Jain goddess - as was customary for the time and period, this bracket figure was designed in the shape of a lotus bud. For a closely related example in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, see P. Pal, Indian Sculpture, vol. II, p. 134, cat. no. 58.