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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 352461, member: 2844&quot;]Thanks for the vote of confidence komo and aaron.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Absolutely. Most recent Hindu statues, etc. are based on famous antique examples, from museums and temples. That is the same in all countries with a Hindu tradition, and they borrow from each other, the same as in Christian traditions.</p><p>I agree, your Goddess looks like she could have had silver or silvertone inlay. So she has some age.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Parvati-Rama-anyone else confusion is something I come across a lot, also from Hindu sellers. Even for a devout Hindu it is difficult to know every Hindu tradition, there is such diversity. And they don&#039;t research it, they just want to sell.</p><p>I bought a Javanese bronze replica that has been described as Shiva by some and Vishnu by others. I am still researching that one. Another one I have had for many years is described as Vishnu by some and King Rama from the Ramayana by others. In this case it is definitely Vishnu.</p><p>So the same statue will be offered for sale under different names. Although this is the first time a Goddess with a woman&#039;s hairdo is named as a male figure.</p><p>And many will just take a popular name, which will sell.</p><p><br /></p><p>Agree, not a Parvati depiction I know. I always recognize Parvati by her elegant posture and the position of her hands, both are difficult to tell with a mask.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" /> I have never seen Parvati without a crown.</p><p>Here is my little Parvati, an early-mid 20th century replica of an antique Southern Indian statue. The typical pose is called &#039;tribhanga&#039;, three bends (knee-hips-upper body):</p><p>[ATTACH=full]119720[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Your mask is a girl imo. And a Goddess without attributes or specific hand positions can only be defined if you find an original, if it is based on an old one.</p><p>So my working title for your mask is still Dewi or Shakti. I prefer Dewi, a more gentle name (De is pronounced as day), and it fits in with the asymmetrical hairstyle.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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