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Lot 8W
IMPORTANTE STATUE DE DÉESSE EN BRONZE Inde, Tamil Nadu, Période de Vijayanagara, XVI siècle
12 December 2025, 11:00 CET
Paris, Avenue Hoche€40,000 - €60,000
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IMPORTANTE STATUE DE DÉESSE EN BRONZE
Inde, Tamil Nadu, Période de Vijayanagara, XVI siècle
AN IMPORTANT BRONZE FIGURE OF A GODDESS
India, Tamil Nadu, Vijayanagara period, 16th century
75 cm (29 1/2 in.) high
AN IMPORTANT BRONZE FIGURE OF A GODDESS
India, Tamil Nadu, Vijayanagara period, 16th century
75 cm (29 1/2 in.) high
Footnotes
The goddess stands in a triple flexion (tribhanga), giving her body a rhythmic balance that conveys both vitality and poise. She wears a long, clinging dhoti secured by an ornate sash and is richly adorned with layered necklaces, bracelets, and anklets. A tall, conical headdress frames the dignified stillness of her expression. She would have been positioned next to either Shiva or Vishnu as their consort.
South Indian bronzes produced during the Vijayanagar period continue the sculptural traditions established under the Cholas, uniting physical beauty with spiritual presence. This figure shows a slightly more mannered style than earlier examples, yet it retains the emphasis on grace and idealized proportion. Since she is separated from the male god her identity cannot be established with certainty, though the form of her headdress suggests she may represent Bhudevi, the earth goddess and consort of Vishnu. She probably held a separately cast lotus in her right hand. For comparison, see a 16th-century seated figure published in P. Pal, A Collecting Odyssey: Indian, Himalayan, and Southeast Asian Art from the James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago, 1997, p. 191, cat. 246.
Provenance
Galerie De Ruimte, Eersel, 1987
Private Collection, Belgium, acquired from the above;
Thence by descent.
印度 泰米爾納德邦 毗奢耶那伽羅王朝 女神銅像
來源
Galerie De Ruimte，埃爾塞爾，1987年
比利時私人收藏，購於上者
後由家族傳承