Indian Standing Figure of Radha

Slender standing woman raises one palm and holds a shell in the other.

This standing figure of radha is from India, and is contemporary. It is makrana marble. Shilpa Shastra, an ancient term meaning science of arts and crafts, covers painting, stone carving, carpentry, jewel making and pottery, and old Hindu texts set rules of proportion, composition and meaning. Tall white figure in a long pleated skirt with a fan of folds at the front, a crowned head ringed by a sunburst halo, and one hand held up in blessing. A small shell rests in the lowered hand on a square base. It is 22 inches wide, 10 deep and 60 high.

Graceful pleats, precise carving, and not a wrinkle out of order.