A SILVER FIGURE OF A FEMALE DEITY
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE WEST COAST COLLECTION
A SILVER FIGURE OF A FEMALE DEITY

INDONESIA, JAVA, 8TH/9TH CENTURY

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A SILVER FIGURE OF A FEMALE DEITY
INDONESIA, JAVA, 8TH/9TH CENTURY
2 in. (5 cm.) high
Provenance
with James Singer, London.
Private collection, California, acquired from the above on 15 March 1999.

Lot Essay

The four-armed goddess is seated in vajrasana, holding various items including a fly whisk and possibly a conch in her lower left hand. Despite its small size, this work has been cast with tremendous attention to detail. Note the stippled pattern on her dhoti and sash and her elaborate jewelry and headdress. Compare with another silver Javanese figure of Akshobhya sold at Christie's New York on 22 March 2011, lot 32.

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