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A TERRACOTTA PLAQUE DEPICTING SHIVA, PARVATI, GANESHA, AND KARTIKEYA WITH THEIR VEHICLES, UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA, 8TH-12TH CENTURY
Lot 288 - HS0625
The panel modeled with Shiva and Parvati seated under the shade of a Banyan tree, the Ganga flowing from the top of Shiva’s head, his trident to the side, their elephant-headed son Ganesha seated by their feet holding his rat vahana, his brother Kartikeya seated on their mother’s lap, suckling on her breast, his peacock vahana to the side. Shiva and Parvati’s vahana, the bull Nandi and the lion, frame the happy family who are enclosed by geometric bands to the side.
Provenance: From the collection of Jean-Marc Andral, acquired in Rajasthan, India, in October 1990. A copy of a provenance statement, written and signed by Jean-Marc Andral, dated 21 July 2024, confirming the above, accompanies this lot. Jean-Marc Andral is a Belgian manager based in Brussels and active in the healthcare industry for over 25 years.
Condition: Very good condition, commensurate with age. Possibly with minor old fills and/or repairs. Wear, firing flaws, minor losses, nicks, scratches, and chips, along with signs of weathering, erosion, and encrustations.
Weight: 8.1 kg (incl. stand)
Dimensions: Height 34.5 cm (excl. stand), Width 30.5 cm (excl. stand)
With an associated metal stand. (2)
The iconography of Shiva, Parvati, Ganesha, and Kartikeya with their vahanas represents the balance of cosmic forces and the harmony of family, duty, and spiritual growth. Shiva, the ascetic god of destruction and transformation, rides Nandi the bull, symbolizing strength and dharma. Parvati, goddess of love and devotion, is often shown with a lion, representing power and fierce protection. Their son Ganesha, remover of obstacles, rides a mouse, signifying humility and the ability to control even the smallest desires. Kartikeya, the warrior god, rides a peacock, symbolizing victory over ego and beauty with discipline. Together, they embody the unity of opposing forces – strength and tenderness, destruction and creation, wisdom and action.
Literature comparison:
Compare a related earlier Gupta terracotta panel of a hunter dated to the 5th century, in the British Museum, registration number 1976,0205.1.
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