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Figure of Standing Parvati (© Ashmolean Museum)
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© Ashmolean Museum

Figure of Standing Parvati

Artist: Indian

Location: Ashmolean Museum

Date: circa 950

Materials: bronze

Dimensions: 61 cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £8,250 (Total: £33,000)

Vendor: Spink

Review number: 3360 (1988)

Provenance:
Spink & Son.

Description:
From the early Chola period (866-985). Cast by the cire perdue method as a single unit with a hollow base and a solid figure.

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