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Details
- Place where the work was made
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Mathura
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Uttar Pradesh
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India
- Cultural origin
- Mathuran style
- Period
- Kushan period mid 1st century - early 5th century
- Date
- 2nd century-3rd century
- Media category
- Sculpture
- Materials used
- mottled red sandstone
- Dimensions
- 32.0 x 22.0 x 16.5 cm object; 36.3 x 22.0 x 16.5 cm object and stand
- Signature & date
Not signed. Not dated.
- Credit
- D G Wilson Bequest Fund 2000
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- 12.2000
- Copyright
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About
This Mathuran torso fashioned from mottled red sandstone depicts a woman touching her right breast with her left hand. The size of this torso and the fact that it appears to have been modelled in the round suggests that this image might have been that of a goddess. The breast-touching motif is usually associated with the goddess Shri or Lakshmi, the goddess of abundance and fertility, although the absence of other attributes makes this difficult to ascertain.
Asian Art Department, AGNSW, February 2000
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Bibliography
Referenced in 1 publication
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Pratapaditya Pal, Orientations, 'Sensuous Spirituality: Hindu and Buddhist Art from the Indic Cultural Realm', pg. 80-87, Hong Kong, Sep 2000, 85 (colour illus.). fig.9
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Provenance
The provenance of this work is under review and records will be updated as new details become available. The Gallery welcomes any information. Contact provenance@ag.nsw.gov.au
Alex Biancardi, pre 1990
Private Collection, 2000, Sydney/New South Wales/Australia