Central India, 12th c. Height 71 cm. Fragment with Devi standing in tribhanga under a canopy, flanked by two female attendants. Mounted on a wood stand. The face of Devi browned. Restored.
Provenance: From an old collection, Geneva. According to a handwritten inventory of 2006 this item has been purchased in 1975. --------------- DEVI-STELE. Zentralindien, 12. Jh. H 71 cm. Fragment aus Sandstein. Die reich geschmückte G?ttin steht im Zentrum in tribhangha unter einem Baldachin, flankiert von zwei weiblichen Begleitfiguren. Zu ihrer Linken eine kleine, die ihr zugewandt ist und zu ihrer Rechten eine junge Frau mit hohem Chignon, die ein Gef?ss h?lt und von ihr abgewandt steht. Auf Holzsockel montiert. Gesicht der Devi gebr?unt. Best. u. rest.
Provenienz: Aus einer alten Genfer Sammlung. Ein handschriftliches Inventar von 2006 vermerkt, dass dieses Objekt 1975 erworben worden ist. ---------------
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