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624
AN INDIAN SANDSTONE CARVING OF THE HEAD OF A HINDU
DEVA
10 /11 CENTURY
TH
TH
Probably depicting Vishnu, the second god of the Trimurti and preserver of
the universe, his downcast almond-shaped eyes with incised pupils and set
beneath arched eyebrows, wearing an elaborate karanda mukuta decorated
with three kirtimukha disgorging strings of pearls, with a lotus flower carved
to the top of the headdress, all raised on a modern stand, 19cm.
£800-1,500
Provenance: formerly the collection of Mr and Mrs J M van Dongen,
The Netherlands; and then the collection of Mr Richard Nathanson (d.2018),
London. Together with authentication documentation from Marcel Nies Oriental Art,
dated 9th January 2017. A copy of the Nies documentation is available.

625
A BURMESE MANDALAY-STYLE LACQUERED AND GILT-WOOD
FIGURE OF BUDDHA
19 CENTURY
TH
Standing in samabhanga on a lotus pedestal with his hands outstretched,
his youthful face carved with a tranquil expression, with coloured jewels set
in his tiara, the borders of his robe and the pedestal, all mounted on a later
wooden base, 108cm.
£300-500
Exhibited: Jonathan Tucker Antonia Tozer Asian Art.

626
A THAI BRONZE HEAD OF BUDDHA
17 CENTURY
TH
Cast with a serene expression, the face framed by his pointed ears with
elongated earlobes, his hair cast as many conical spikes, with traces of black
lacquer to the face, together with a modern stand, 32cm, 11kg. (2)
£800-1,200
Provenance: no.29, ST400 in Jonathan Tucker Antonia Tozer Asian Art’s 2007
exhibition Brightness from the East: an Important Exhibition of Indian, Southeast
Asian and Chinese Art; and then the collection of Mr Richard Nathanson (d.2018),
London, purchased from Jonathan Tucker Antonia Tozer Asian Art on 21st
September 2007. A copy of the invoice is available.
Cf. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, accession no.25.188 for a similar
17th century head in stucco from the Alexander B Griswold Collection.

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