Text: As was typical of this period,
this sculpture was created using the lost-wax technique,
meaning each sculpture requires a separate wax model
and thus is unique. Iconographic conventions for this
figure include the conical crown with mountain-like
(karandamukuta) tiers, swaying hips in a triple-bend
(tribhanga) pose, and the one hand is posed as if holding
a flower. Parvati in this pose is often placed beside
Shiva in his role as Lord of the Dance (Nataraja).
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Metropolitan Museum (New York, New York, United States) Repository Numbers:
57.51.3