Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Lakshmi (Indian Goddess)

ལཀྵ་མི། 吉祥天女(印度教神)
(item no. 86316)
Origin Location Northern India
Date Range 700 - 799
Lineages Buddhist
Material Stone
Collection Alan Robert Naftalis
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Interpretation / Description

Lakshmi (Gaja Lakshmi). Kashmir, 8th century, grey schist stone, ex collection of James and Marilynn Alsdorf, exhibited: Art Institure of Chicago, "Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Art from the James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, catalog number 244, August 2-October 26, 1997., published Pratapaditya Pal, A Collecting Odyssey, 1997 , page 189. approx 5 3/4"/ 14 1/2cm.

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