$6,500
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,000
Auction: March 12, 2019 10:00:00 AM EDT
Well cast, the diety with eighteen hands holding attributes representing the collective power of other gods and goddessess, her right foot over mahisa with human head to buffalo body, her vahana to her side, on an oval lotus-petal stand, rectangular base, with a warm brown patina, traces of gilding, the surfaces well-worn from centuries of devotions.
H: 8 1/2 in., 21.6 cm.Provenance: Collection of Ken & Christine Gruen,
Purchased Jaipaul Gallery, Philadelphia July 5, 1988