18th century AD. A bronze statue of the goddess Parvati holding a bird in left hand; hair parted in the centre and curled into a large bun to the back of the head, large hoop earrings to the elongated ears; strings of necklaces to the neck and curving around the breasts, both arms with armlets and bracelets; thick sash to the waist with strings of beads hanging down the legs, sash falling down the middle and across the thighs, anklets to the feet; standing on a lotus flower base. 1.80 kg, 33cm (13"). Property of North West London gentleman; acquired from a London collector in the late 1990s; previously in a private collection formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s.

Fine condition.