$3,276
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
Auction: October 14, 2021 11:00:00 AM EDT
With elegantly turned torso and lowered head, gently smiling, mounted on later ebonized wood panel.
H: 14 1/2 in. (stone)Property from the collection of Helen Cunningham and Ted Newbold
For related examples of elegantly poised females, originally serving to ornament temples, see Pratapaditya Pal, "The Sensuous Immortals, A Selection of Sculptures from the Pan-Asian Collection, Los Angeles, 1978, no. 46; and Vishakha Desai et al, "Gods, Guardians and Lovers, Temple Sculptures from North India, A.D. 700-1200", Singapore, 1993, pp. 160-161, no. 13, pp. 216-217, no. 46.