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A RARE BASALT RELIEF DEPICTING SHIVA AND THE SEVEN MOTHER GODDESSES, SAPTAMATRIKA, PALA PERIOD
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2024年10月18日 开拍
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A RARE BASALT RELIEF DEPICTING SHIVA AND THE SEVEN MOTHER GODDESSES, SAPTAMATRIKA, PALA PERIOD

India, 11th-12th century. Finely carved in high relief with eight seated figures carved with their respective mounts, depicting (from left to right) Shiva playing the veena, the three-headed Brahmani, Mahesvari with her trident, Vaishnavi atop Garuda holding a disc and gada, Kaumari holding a spear, Indrani, the boar-headed Varahi, and the skeletal goddess Chamunda. Each figure is well modeled, clad in a pleated dhoti, and richly adorned with jewelry.

Provenance: From an old private collection in France.
Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age. Extensive wear, obvious losses, signs of weathering and erosion, encrustations, chips, nicks, and scratches. The stone with a fine, naturally grown, dark patina.

Dimensions: Length 61 cm (excl. stand) and 70 cm (incl. stand), Height 20 cm (excl. stand) and 25 cm (incl. stand)

Expert’s note:
Across India, the seven mother goddesses (saptamatrika) are the personified powers (shakti) of the principal male gods, whom they energize. The rock carvings at Cave 14, Ellora, Maharashtra, India, include a related basalt Saptamatrika panel. The Ellora Caves are a UNESCO World Heritage Site renowned for their impressive rock-cut architecture. Dating from the 6th to 10th centuries, they feature 34 caves representing Buddhist, Hindu, and Jain traditions, illustrating the religious harmony of the period. Although the caves served as temples and a rest stop for pilgrims, the site's location on an ancient South Asian trade route also made it an important commercial center in the Deccan region.

Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related black chlorite schist relief with Mother Goddesses, Bihar, 9th century, in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, accession number M.71.110.2.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Sotheby’s New York, 20 September 2021, lot 366
Price: USD 20,160 or approx. EUR 22,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A black stone stele of Navagraha, the planetary deities, India, Pala period, 11th-12th century
Expert remark: Compare the related subject and manner of carving. Note the similar size (65 cm).

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christies New York, 20 March 2012, lot 43
Price: USD 8,125 or approx. EUR 10,700 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A red sandstone relief with Shiva and the Saptamatrikas, India, circa 10th century
Expert remark: Compare the identical subject and similar carving and style. Note the larger size (94 cm).

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