Tibet, 16Th Century

A Gilt Bronze Figure of Parnashavari

Found at Christies, New York
Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Works of Art, Lot 256
15. Mar - 15. Mar 2016
Estimate: 150.000 - 250.000 USD
Price realised: 389.000 USD
The Forest Goddess standing in alidhasana, her six arms radiating around her and holding various implements, including a vajra, and axe in her right hands, a lasso in front of her chest, a stalk of fresh leaves and a bow in her left hands, wearing a ankle-length jeweled dhoti, fastened with a jeweled belt, clad in a tight fitting blouse of leaves and abundantly adorned with jewelry, her three faces smiling and topped by an elaborate jeweled tiara, her hair in a high chignon surmounted by a vajra
11 ΒΌ in. (28.5 cm.) high
Zimmerman Family Collection, New York, by 1981 | Private collection, New Jersey