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PRABHAVALI

KERALA, 15TH - 16TH CENTURY
Bronze
48.75 in (123.9 cm) high

NON-EXPORTABLE REGISTERED ANTIQUITY

PROVENANCE
Private Collection, Mumbai

This magnificent prabhavali from Kerala must have been a surround for an important deity in a shrine. The prabhavali acts as an aura to an icon and is an attribute used to denote divinity or royalty. Judging from the large size and its casting as a free-standing nimbus, this may have been used in conjunction with an utsav murti that was worshipped at darshan outside the temple premises or during special festivals. The intricate decorations of the arch are symbolic of fire and would have been a powerful backdrop to the idol. Two makaras facing opposite directions highlight the centre of the arch. Two bejewelled and beautifully adorned dwarapalikas on either side with yalis atop, form the base from which the arch springs.







  Lot 73 of 81  

CLASSICAL INDIAN ART | LIVE AUCTION, MUMBAI
9 MARCH 2017

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