Goddess Sandstone North India

The goddess sitting in lalitasana holding a mongoose by the neck in her left hand, and a small pot in her right hand, wearing jewelry including long, reel-type earrings and a pendant hanging low and swinging to the left.

Acquired New York, 1969

The heads of both tiny attendant figures are broken. On the main figure the nose, right earring, the tip of the thumb and the forefinger on the right hand are both chipped, and the side of the bowl held in the right hand is broken. The surface has chips and scratches overall, otherwise good condition. No restoration.
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Due to her attributes she could be identified as the wife of Kubera. For some stylistic similarities compare to the figure of Parvati as part of Uma-Mahesvara published in Alice N. Heeramaneck, Masterpieces of Indian Sculpture from the former collections of Nasli M. Heeramaneck, USA, 1979, fig. 35.