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A LARGE AND HIGHLY DETAILED WOOD ‘YALI’ FRIEZE
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12月16日 晚上6点 开拍 /6天19小时
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A LARGE AND HIGHLY DETAILED WOOD ‘YALI’ FRIEZE

Southern India, 17th century. The trim carved from several individual pieces joined by nails, decorated with five deities to the front, including Narasimha, Parvati, and Shiva as Nataraja, each in a niche surmounted by yali masks projecting from lotus petals and suspending little metal hooks, flanked by further yali brackets, and with an elephant to the sides, with rows of petals and further yali masks below.

Provenance: Austrian private collection, acquired in the French trade.
Condition: Very good condition, some wear, signs of weathering and erosion mainly to the back, corrosion to the nails, obvious losses, small chips, and few age cracks. The figures overall presenting very well.

Weight: 16.3 kg (incl. stand)
Dimensions: Length 84.5 cm (excl. stand), Height 36.5 cm (excl. stand), 37 cm (incl. stand)

With a modern metal stand. (2)

Yalis are mythical composite creatures sculpted on pillars and pilasters across temples in South Asia, also known as vyalas. They are most frequently depicted in late medieval and early modern temples in southern India. The term ‘yali’ is derived from the Tamil and Sanskrit words for ‘fierce monster’. As per Vaishnava tradition, Yali is a combination of elephant, lion, and snake. It has the head and body of lion but with an elephant trunk and has the tail of a serpent. Usually this type of Yali is sculpted at the entrance of temples and homes to keep away evil.

Literature comparison:
Compare a related wood frieze with deities, Southern India, ca. 1600-1800, 144 cm long, in the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, object number B62S51+.

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