Ambika
India ca 10° century
Sandstone. H. 98 cm
Important representation of the goddess venerated by both Hindus and Jains. Here she is shown standing holding a child in her left arm, the second of her children probably being the small figure at her feet behind the lion which is her vehicle. Old accidents and visible missing parts.
Provenance:
Compagnie de la Chine et des Indes (Paris) (Inv.21958 Acquired from Spink & Son London in December 1974)
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