A mottled red sandstone fragment depicting a ‘yakshi’. India, Mathura, 2nd/3rd cent.
Carved in high relief, the figure of a yakshi, symbol of fertility and abundance, stands naked except for a belt around her hips, wearing large earrings, a necklace and bracelets, with wide hips and full breasts in an elegant tribhanga pose under a tree. She reaches up to a branch over her head with her left hand, her right placed on her hip. Her head inclines towards the right, her sweet face with small, full lips, a small, well-rounded chin and widely set eyebrows. Some insignificant chips and losses. Mounted on a metal base. Height: 45 cm; width: 20 cm. (BA)
Provenance:
from a Swiss private collection, acquired in 2004 on the Swiss art market
Cf. bust of a woman in the same style and material in J. M. Dye III, The Arts of India, Virginia Museum of Arts 2001, p. 16.
Specialist: Angelika Borchert
Angelika Borchert
+43-1-515 60-641
angelika.borchert@dorotheum.at
02.12.2015 - 16:00
- Realized price: **
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EUR 10,151.-
- Estimate:
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EUR 5,000.- to EUR 7,000.-
A mottled red sandstone fragment depicting a ‘yakshi’. India, Mathura, 2nd/3rd cent.
Carved in high relief, the figure of a yakshi, symbol of fertility and abundance, stands naked except for a belt around her hips, wearing large earrings, a necklace and bracelets, with wide hips and full breasts in an elegant tribhanga pose under a tree. She reaches up to a branch over her head with her left hand, her right placed on her hip. Her head inclines towards the right, her sweet face with small, full lips, a small, well-rounded chin and widely set eyebrows. Some insignificant chips and losses. Mounted on a metal base. Height: 45 cm; width: 20 cm. (BA)
Provenance:
from a Swiss private collection, acquired in 2004 on the Swiss art market
Cf. bust of a woman in the same style and material in J. M. Dye III, The Arts of India, Virginia Museum of Arts 2001, p. 16.
Specialist: Angelika Borchert
Angelika Borchert
+43-1-515 60-641
angelika.borchert@dorotheum.at
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| Auction: | Asian art |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 02.12.2015 - 16:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 27.11. - 02.12.2015 |
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