Full details of each lot are displayed, except the lot number, estimate and price. You must be a subscriber to view lot numbers, estimates and prices.
A south Indian bronze figure of Ardhanishvara, late Chola-early…
Auction House:
Auction Location:
Sydney
Date:
11-Dec-2016
Lot No.
***
Description:
A south Indian bronze figure of Ardhanishvara, late Chola-early Vijaryanagar period, 14th century, finely cast in tribhanga standing sensuously on a lotus pedestal, the female side clad in a dhoti with rippling folds, sash, beaded necklaces and one round earring, the hair drawn up into a conical ushnisha, the two-armed male side clad in a short dhoti and belt with pendant beadwork, wearing a tiered headdress, 31.2 cm high. Reference: see Rustam J. Mehta, Masterpieces of Indian Bronzes and metal sculpture, India,1971, plate 79, from Government Museum, Madras, for a similar example from Tiruvengadu, Thanjavur district, also Treasures of Asian Art, Selections from the John D. Rockefeller Collection, 1999, cat. No. 15, p. 31 for a very similar male figure. Provenance: Acquired before 2000. *Ardhanari - the androgynous deity composed of Shiva and his consort Shakti, representing the synthesis of masculine and feminine energies
Estimate:
***
Price:
***
Category:
Unclassified