Antique Indian Bronze Gauri Beauty Box Parvati Hindu Goddess Rare Large Size

A very large bronze Votive box in the form of the head of the female Golden Goddess Gauri a representation of Parvati wife of Shiva. Northern India, late 19th-early 20th century.
Gauri bronzes, created as votives for the Gauri festival, revere the beauty of the Hindu goddess Parvati and the possessor’s loved ones.
Gauri is meant to signify beauty.
Such items have been used in ancient and modern cultures and are generally made in order to gain favor with supernatural forces. They might be used year after year and passed from one generation to the next. Sometimes they are painted before the start of the worship period. Notice the sharp nose, lotus petal shaped eyes, eyebrows, shaping of the Gauri eyes and, small mouth. Today these bronzes have often been replaced by synthetic material and might be disposed of after the period of worship.
Very rare to find one of this large size. Old original patina from appropriate age.

Condition - Good condition - Some signs of use commensurate with age - no real flaws

Measurement - Height 20cm Depth 16.5 Width 14cm


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