A wooden strut with a goddess
Nepal, 17th century
Carved with a large figure of a four-armed goddess standing in a dance pose on a lotus base beneath overhanging branches, holding a vajra and lotus bud, wearing a long striated dhoti and large foliate tiara
36¾ in. (93.2 cm.) high
Details
- Title : A wooden strut with a goddess
- Classification : Sculpture
- Medium : Wood
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Period : 17TH CENTURY
- Collection : Christies
- LOT : 66
- Price realised : USD 3,500
- Estimate : USD 5,000 - USD 7,000
- Provenance : The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago, acquired before 1983
- Exhibited : On loan to Art Institute of Chicago since 1983