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Actions Displays	Details Remove from selection Add to selection CollectionSouth & Southeast Asian Collection Object numberS1959-0014-001-0 TitleStanding Indra DescriptionReligious figure. 2 columns/pillars on both sides. Elephant face on the left bottom. Indra, standing with a thunderbolt in his left hand. At his feet kneels his mount 'Airavata. The white elephant who sprung from the churning of the milk ocean. This sculpture, together with Chamardharini (Lady bearing a fly whisk) in our collection (S1964-0035-001-0) “bear stylistic affinity to the nearly ruined site of Abaneri in Rajasthan from where very elongated, slender images have been found. The tribhanga in their torsos is almost identical and they bear a certain relaxed repose, which tends to suggest a common pedigree, originating from the same guild of craftsmen. Sculptures of this style can be seen at the Harshamata temple complex in Abaneri, Rajasthan as well as the Amber Archaeological Museum; they are dateable to the first half of the 9th century. According to Darielle Mason, these sculptures epitomize the Cahamana-Pratihara carving from Sapadalaksha, an area of northeastern Rajasthan located between Jaipur and Mathura.” (Past, Present , Beyond: Re-nascence of an Art Collection, Page 29) Production placeIndia, Rajasthan Production period9th C Object categoryClassical Sculpture MaterialSandstone Dimensions H: 59 cm L: 28.6 cm W: 12 cm Credit lineDonated by the Indian Government

CollectionSouth & Southeast Asian Collection

Object numberS1959-0014-001-0

TitleStanding Indra

DescriptionReligious figure. 2 columns/pillars on both sides. Elephant face on the left bottom. Indra, standing with a thunderbolt in his left hand. At his feet kneels his mount 'Airavata. The white elephant who sprung from the churning of the milk ocean. This sculpture, together with Chamardharini (Lady bearing a fly whisk) in our collection (S1964-0035-001-0) “bear stylistic affinity to the nearly ruined site of Abaneri in Rajasthan from where very elongated, slender images have been found. The tribhanga in their torsos is almost identical and they bear a certain relaxed repose, which tends to suggest a common pedigree, originating from the same guild of craftsmen. Sculptures of this style can be seen at the Harshamata temple complex in Abaneri, Rajasthan as well as the Amber Archaeological Museum; they are dateable to the first half of the 9th century. According to Darielle Mason, these sculptures epitomize the Cahamana-Pratihara carving from Sapadalaksha, an area of northeastern Rajasthan located between Jaipur and Mathura.” (Past, Present , Beyond: Re-nascence of an Art Collection, Page 29)

Production placeIndia, Rajasthan

Production period9th C

Object categoryClassical Sculpture

MaterialSandstone

Dimensions

H: 59 cm
L: 28.6 cm
W: 12 cm

Credit lineDonated by the Indian Government

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