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A BASALT RELIEF DEPICTING GANESHA AND THE NINE PLANETS (NAVAGRAHA), 10TH-11TH CENTURY
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2023年12月13日 开拍
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A BASALT RELIEF DEPICTING GANESHA AND THE NINE PLANETS (NAVAGRAHA), 10TH-11TH CENTURY

Northern India, c. 950-1000 AD. Finely carved in high relief with ten figures standing on a ledge carved with their respective mounts, depicting (from left to right) Ganesha, Surya (Sun), Chandra (Moon), Mangala (Mars), Budha (Mercury), Brihaspati (Jupiter), Shukra (Venus), Shani (Saturn), Rahu (ascending node of the Moon), and Ketu (ascending node of the Sun). Each figure except the large Rahu wears a thin dhoti tied with a belt and a tall kiritamakuta, and each is backed by a halo.

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

Weight: 14.4 kg
Dimensions: Length 56.5 cm



The Navagraha continue to be worshipped in modern times and are given special enclaves within Hindu temples. They also appear on the door lintels of many temples in northern India as a means of protecting the shrine and its visitors from maleficent portents and beings.

The role and importance of the Navagraha developed over time with various influences. Deifying planetary bodies and their astrological significance occurred as early as the Vedic period and was recorded in the Vedas. The earliest work of astrology recorded in India is the Vedanga Jyotisha which began to be compiled in the 14th century BCE. It was possibly based on works from the Indus Valley Civilization as well as various foreign influences. Babylonian astrology was the first astrology and calendar to develop and was adopted by multiple civilizations including India.

Literature comparison:
Compare the closely related Navagraha relief from Bihar in the same style, dated ca. 950-1000 AD, in the San Diego Museum of Art, accession number 2007.173. Compare a closely related sandstone frieze depicting the nine celestial bodies, 158.6 cm long, dated to the 8th century, in the Cleveland Museum of Art, accession number 1971.61.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Sotheby’s New York, 20 September 2021, lot 366
Price: USD 20,160 or approx. EUR 22,000 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 closely related subject and manner of carving. Note the size (65 cm).

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