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APSARA
RAJASTHAN OR MADHYA PRADESH, CIRCA 9
TH
CENTURY
Red Sandstone
Height: 15 in (38.1 cm)
$6,760 ‒ 9,460
Rs 5,00,000 ‒ 7,00,000
NON‒EXPORTABLE REGISTERED ANTIQUITY
This lot is offered at NO RESERVE
PROVENANCE
The Estate of Khorshed Karanjavala
Saffronart, Mumbai, 14 December 2015, lot 62
The present lot, a sandstone sculpture of an
apsara
,
or celestial dancer, depicts her standing between two
finely moulded pillars, in a sensual
tribhanga
pose.
On her left hand rests a parrot, a bird that symbolises
love. In her right hand, she holds a fly whisk.
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