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A SANDSTONE HEAD OF A SHIVA In contrast to Vishnu’s tall mitre, matted locks are an iconographic
NORTHERN INDIA, CIRCA 10TH CENTURY feature of Shaivite deties. Moreover, the turn of the head, and the hair
12 in. (30.3 cm) high bun extending behind the right ear suggest this is a head of Shiva doting
on his consort, Parvati, from an Umamaheshvara ensemble (Pal, Art from
$10,000 - 15,000 the Indian Subcontinent, 2003, pp.144 & 145, nos.102 & 103).
The head is carved with crisp detail, notable for its elaborate coiffure of Provenance
high-arching matted locks bound by multiple bands and fronted by a Mohenjo Daro Gallery, New Delhi, 23 February 1965
five-jewel cockade. Doyle’s, New York, 16 September 2013, lot 28
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