A red sandstone figure of Bhairavi, Central India, 8th / 9th century
A red sandstone figure of Bhairavi
Central India, 8th / 9th century
Height 24¼ in., 62.2 cm
Catalogue Note:
The goddess dancing on a human victim, holding the kapala, rattle drum, human-headed femur bone and lotus in her four hands, wearing a dhoti, jeweled belt suspending beaded strands, billowing scarf, flattened collar, and bud-shaped earrings, an emaciated demon standing at the right
Provenance:
Rudi's Oriental Antiques, New York, 1960s.
Collection of James and Marilynn Alsdorf, Chicago.
Sotheby's New York, 26th March 1998, lot 362.
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A red sandstone figure of Bhairavi
Central India, 8th / 9th century
Height 24¼ in., 62.2 cm
Catalogue Note:
The goddess dancing on a human victim, holding the kapala, rattle drum, human-headed femur bone and lotus in her four hands, wearing a dhoti, jeweled belt suspending beaded strands, billowing scarf, flattened collar, and bud-shaped earrings, an emaciated demon standing at the right
Provenance:
Rudi's Oriental Antiques, New York, 1960s.
Collection of James and Marilynn Alsdorf, Chicago.
Sotheby's New York, 26th March 1998, lot 362.
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