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The Hindu Goddess Parvati11th century

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Small bronze sculpture of a seated female figure with tall headdress and raised knee, warm reddish-brown patina with green oxidation, on a tiered lotus pedestal
Small bronze sculpture of a seated deity viewed from behind, with elaborately coiled hair, circular ear ornaments, and jewelry, seated in a cross-legged posture on a tiered rectangular pedestal; warm reddish-brown patina with traces of green oxidation.

Unknown, The Hindu Goddess Parvati, 11th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, From the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, Museum Associates Purchase, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
The Hindu Goddess Parvati
Place Made
India, Tamil Nadu
Date Made
11th century
Medium
Copper alloy
Dimensions
3 x 2 x 1 1/2 in. (7.62 x 5.08 x 3.81 cm)
Credit Line
From the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, Museum Associates Purchase
Accession Number
M.72.1.14
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Indian Sculpture, vol.2. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; University of California Press, 1988.
  • Rosenfield, John. The Arts of India and Nepal: The Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1966.
  • Dohanian, D.K. The Art of India. Rochester, NY: Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester, University Publications, 1961.
  • Trabold, J. The Art of India, An Historical Profile. Northridge, CA: California State University Press, 1975.
  • Peyton, Allysa B. and Katherine Anne Paul. Arts of South Asia: Cultures of Collecting. Gainesville: University of Florida Press, 2019.