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A RED SANDSTONE DOUBLE-SIDED RELIEF
INDIA, MADHYA PRADESH, KUSHAN PERIOD, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY
Recto and verso fnely carved, both with a hand resting on an ornate
belt at hip over a pair of legs crossed at the ankles, one set resting on a
water makara, the other standing on a dwarf, with remains of drapery
33 in. (83.8 cm.) high
$40,000-60,000
PROVENANCE:
Private collection, Switzerland, acquired by 1990
Rubin Museum of Art, acquired in London in 2002
PUBLISHED:
Himalayan Art Resource (himalayanart.org), item no. 65084
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