A granite all-round sculpture of Parvati,the standing figure with one arm at her sides, wears a tight-fitting striped Dhoti cinched at the waist by a belt decorated with jewels, a belt decorated with festoons hangs over her hips the head with a tall conical headdress Southern India, Tamil Nadu, 12th-13th century (h. 130 cm) (defects) Female deity that for decoration and style can be placed in a phase of sculptural transition of the Chola period (850-1100) and that of Vijayanagara (1370-1565). Bibliography: R. Freschi (edited by), The human and divine ideal in Indian sculpture, Galleria Mandala, Milan, 1993, p. 42-43 Provenance: Private collection, Milan