Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Works of Art
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A BLACK STONE FIGURE OF UMA-MAHESHVARA, WESTERN INDIA, HARYANA, 12TH CENTURY
Auction Closed
September 22, 07:46 PM GMT
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
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A BLACK STONE FIGURE OF UMA-MAHESHVARA
WESTERN INDIA, HARYANA, 12TH CENTURY
Height 17 ½ in. (44.5 cm)
Shiva seated in lalitasana embracing his consort, both seated atop Nandi on a stepped pedestal, surrounded by attendants and flanked by sons Kartrikeya and Ganesha
Originally acquired from Josephine Rosenberg, founder of Vallin Galleries, Connecticut (1951-2013)
Private American Collection
Acquired privately from Peter Rosenberg (1933-2013)
Compare the stepped pedestal, straight rectangular pillars and domed apex of the shrine, the carved lotus and incised petals of the nimbus, the posture of the standing and seated attendants and the elongated fingers of the deities with a 12th century black stone stele of Varaha at Fathabad, Hissar District, Haryana, see John Guy, Indian Temple Sculpture, London, 2007, p. 155, cat. no. 174.