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A BLACK STONE STELE DEPICTING MANASA, PALA PERIOD, 10TH-11TH CENTURY
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2024年10月18日 开拍
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A BLACK STONE STELE DEPICTING MANASA, PALA PERIOD, 10TH-11TH CENTURY

Eastern India. The Goddess of Snakes seated in lalitasana on a lotus pedestal holding a snake in her left hand, her pendent right foot resting on her attribute, the kalasha, carved on the plinth below. Manasa is flanked by her husband, the sage Jaratkaru, depicted as an emaciated ascetic, and her son Astika, both seated on two diminutive pedestals issuing from either side of her throne. A seven-headed naga rises up and spreads its hood above the deity, with two garland-bearing vidyadharas on either side of the arched stele above.

Provenance: A French private collection. Jacques Barrère, Paris, France, acquired from the above. The Jacques Barrère Gallery is located in the heart of Paris, in the Saint-Germain-des-Prés district. Since 1969, it has held exhibitions to promote and preserve Far Eastern art. The gallery specializes in Chinese sculpture, archaeology, ceramics, and decorative arts, as well as Japanese works of art and porcelain. Statuary art from Gandhara, India or South-East Asia is also regularly displayed. Objects once owned by Barrère are now in major museums around the world, including the Guimet, the Cernuschi, and the Shanghai Museum. The Barrère gallery is a regular exhibitor at TEFAF in Maastricht.
Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age. Old wear, scratches, nicks, losses, structural fissures, old repairs.

Weight: 4,290 g (incl. stand)
Dimensions: Height 28 cm (excl. stand), 30.5 cm (incl. stand)

Mounted to an associated stand. (2)

Manasa is the goddess of snakes, worshipped mainly in Bengal and other parts of Eastern India, chiefly for the prevention and cure of snakebite and also for fertility and prosperity. Her myths emphasize her bad temper and unhappiness, due to rejection by her father Shiva and her husband, and the hate of her stepmother, Chandi (Shiva's wife, identified with Parvati in this context). Denied full godhead by her mixed parentage, Manasa’s aim was to fully establish her authority as a goddess and to acquire steadfast human devotees. Manasa is depicted as being kind to her devotees, but harsh to people who refused to worship her.

Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related basalt schist of the snake goddess Manasa, Pala period, c. 11th century, 64 cm, in the Art Institute Chicago, reference number 2019.726. Compare a closely related black schist stele of Manasa, dated to the 12th century, 63.3 cm, in the British Museum, museum number 1962,1113.1.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Galerie Zacke, Vienna, 16 October 2021, lot 595
Price: EUR 17,696 or approx. EUR 21,500 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A rare black stone stele depicting Manasa, Pala period, Eastern India, 10th-12th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related subject, modeling, and manner of carving, with similar deities and attendants. Note the different size (49 cm).

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