LaurieAnnie's photos with the keyword: Parvati

Indian, Vijayanagara period, 1336-1646 Place made: India Parvati, 16th century Gray-brown schist h. 144.0 cm., w. 63.0 cm., d. 21.0 cm. (56 11/16 x 24 13/16 x 8 1/4 in.) Gift of J. Lionberger Davis, Class of 1900 (part exchange for painting by Wang Hui, 64-184) y1966-38 Gallery Label: This monumental sculpture represents Shiva’s spouse Parvarti in her aspect as Gauri, the Fair Lady, who is a favorite deity of those desiring prosperity and riches. She stands in a strictly frontal pose known as sampada—a pose also found in classical Indian dance—holding prayer beads in her upper right hand and a lotus bud in the upper left. The lower right hand (now missing) was almost certainly in the abhaya mudra, an attitude by which the deity grants her followers protection; her lower left hand, in the vara mudra, shows that she fulfills her devotees’ wishes. She wears a long loincloth that is gathered into an elaborate girdle decorated with pearl strings, and her hair is decorated with jewels to resemble a crown. Text from: artmuseum.princeton.edu/collections/objects/30379

Indian, Vijayanagara period, 1336-1646 Place made: India Parvati, 16th century Gray-brown schist h. 144.0 cm., w. 63.0 cm., d. 21.0 cm. (56 11/16 x 24 13/16 x 8 1/4 in.) Gift of J. Lionberger Davis, Class of 1900 (part exchange for painting by Wang Hui, 64-184) y1966-38 Gallery Label: This monumental sculpture represents Shiva’s spouse Parvarti in her aspect as Gauri, the Fair Lady, who is a favorite deity of those desiring prosperity and riches. She stands in a strictly frontal pose known as sampada—a pose also found in classical Indian dance—holding prayer beads in her upper right hand and a lotus bud in the upper left. The lower right hand (now missing) was almost certainly in the abhaya mudra, an attitude by which the deity grants her followers protection; her lower left hand, in the vara mudra, shows that she fulfills her devotees’ wishes. She wears a long loincloth that is gathered into an elaborate girdle decorated with pearl strings, and her hair is decorated with jewels to resemble a crown. Text from: artmuseum.princeton.edu/collections/objects/30379

Indian , Later Chola to Vijayanagar dynasty, 11th–16th Place made: India Parvati, late 14th–early 15th century Bronze h. 17.8 cm., w. 6.0 cm., d. 2.8 cm. (7 x 2 3/8 x 1 1/8 in.) Gift in memory of Patrick J. Kelleher, Graduate School Class of 1947 and Director of the Art Museum (1960-1972) by his friends y1988-23 Gallery Label: Both Hinduism and Buddhism developed on the Indian subcontinent in the first millennium B.C. but while Hinduism remained a mostly local religion, Buddhism spread across Asia. Hinduism includes the worship of many deities and encompasses a diverse set of intellectual and philosophical traditions—some that originated with the earliest inhabitants of the subcontinent. Buddhism can be traced to the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, the historical Buddha, who lived in India during the fifth century b.c. He achieved enlightenment by identifying a path of moderation between the extremes of self-indulgence and asceticism. The objects on display come from present-day India, Pakistan, Cambodia, and Thailand. Parvati (1) and Vamana (4) are Hindu deities, and the other statues are depictions of the Buddha or figures from the Buddhist pantheon. The small size of these statues attests to the practice of private, individual worship found in both religions. Text from: artmuseum.princeton.edu/collections/objects/33219

Indian , Later Chola to Vijayanagar dynasty, 11th–16th Place made: India Parvati, late 14th–early 15th century Bronze h. 17.8 cm., w. 6.0 cm., d. 2.8 cm. (7 x 2 3/8 x 1 1/8 in.) Gift in memory of Patrick J. Kelleher, Graduate School Class of 1947 and Director of the Art Museum (1960-1972) by his friends y1988-23 Gallery Label: Both Hinduism and Buddhism developed on the Indian subcontinent in the first millennium B.C. but while Hinduism remained a mostly local religion, Buddhism spread across Asia. Hinduism includes the worship of many deities and encompasses a diverse set of intellectual and philosophical traditions—some that originated with the earliest inhabitants of the subcontinent. Buddhism can be traced to the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, the historical Buddha, who lived in India during the fifth century b.c. He achieved enlightenment by identifying a path of moderation between the extremes of self-indulgence and asceticism. The objects on display come from present-day India, Pakistan, Cambodia, and Thailand. Parvati (1) and Vamana (4) are Hindu deities, and the other statues are depictions of the Buddha or figures from the Buddhist pantheon. The small size of these statues attests to the practice of private, individual worship found in both religions. Text from: artmuseum.princeton.edu/collections/objects/33219

Title/Object Name: Section of a Portable Shrine with Shiva, Parvati, and the Bull Nandi Culture: India (Jammu & Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir) Date: 7th century Medium: Chlorite Dimensions: H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm) Classification: Sculpture Credit Line: Samuel Eilenberg Collection, Gift of Samuel Eilenberg, 1987 Accession Number: 1987.142.54 Text from: www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/collection_database/asian_...

Title/Object Name: Section of a Portable Linga with Parvati, the Consort of Shiva Culture: India (Jammu & Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir) Date: 6th–7th century Medium: Stone Dimensions: H. 3 in. (7.6 cm) Classification: Sculpture Credit Line: Samuel Eilenberg Collection, Gift of Samuel Eilenberg, 1987 Accession Number: 1987.142.52 Text from: www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/collection_database/asian_...