Asian Art

June 2429, 2023
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LOT 342

Lot 342

A Pala-Style Stone Stele of a Tara, Northeastern India, Possibly 9th-11th Century

A Pala-Style Stone Stele of a Tara, Northeastern India, Possibly 9th-11th Century
Lot 342 Details
A Pala-Style Stone Stele of a Tara, Northeastern India, Possibly 9th-11th Century

或九世纪 北印度 怕拉风格岩雕度母碑

The goddess seated at ease on a lotus throne, her right hand in varada mudra and her right foot resting on a large lotus flower, dressed in a striped skirt, sashes, earrings, and a tiara, inscription possibly indicating the donor engraved along the plinth and mandorla
height 15.1 in — 38.3 cm

Estimate $4,000-$6,000

Realised: $3,382.50
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A Pala-Style Stone Stele of a Tara, Northeastern India, Possibly 9th-11th Century
  • A Pala-Style Stone Stele of a Tara, Northeastern India, Possibly 9th-11th Century
  • A Pala-Style Stone Stele of a Tara, Northeastern India, Possibly 9th-11th Century
Provenance:

Purchased in the late 1980s to 1990s from Denver, Colorado
Private Toronto Collection
来源:
现藏家于1980-1990年间由美国丹佛购藏
多伦多私人珍藏

Note:

Compare with an example sold at Koller Auctions, Zurich, June 14, 2017, lot 430

Koller Auctions, Zurich, June 14, 2017, lot 430
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