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A BLACK STONE FIGURE OF VISHNU, PALA PERIOD A SANDSTONE HEAD OF A DEITY, KHMER,
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The black phyllite stone skillfully carved and incised. PRE-ANGKOR PERIOD, 7 – 8 CENTURY
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Good patina Sculptured and chiseled sandstone of even
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Northeastern India, 11 – 12 century beige tone. Good patina
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Khmer, 7 - 8 century
Standing in samapadasana and dressed in a short,
striated dhoti and adorned with a pendant garland, Description, school, inscriptions, marks, styles:
sacred thread, and various necklaces, the face with bow- A sandstone head of a deity sensitively modeled
shaped mouth and elongated eyes surmounted by a tall with gently incised eyes beneath curved brows,
conical headdress. full lips, and rounded face flanked by elongated
Finely carved with extensive detail, this xqimpressive earlobes, beneath a tall mitre headdress.
statue of Vishnu, the god of Preservation, demonstrates Modern metal base.
the masterful craftsmanship of twelfth century artists
working in Northeast India. The present figure of Vishnu Shape: Sculptural
is shown in all his glory, with every single detail of the Weight: 3,9 kilograms including the base
depiction carefully addressed by the carver. Dimensions: Height without the base 19 cm,
with the base 30 cm
Shape: Sculptural Condition: Extensive wear, some losses as
Weight: 6,1 kilograms (including the base) visible on the pictures
Dimensions: Height 48 cm (the statue) and 55 cm (the Provenance: American private collection
statue including the base)
Condition: Losses and damages as visible on the main Auction result comparison: Indian and
picture as well as further images available online. Overall Southeast Asian Art. Christies, New York, 22
outstanding preservation give the age of this statue. March 2011, lot 474. (for a similar sandstone
Remainders of old shellac coating head)
Provenance: Austrian private collection
EstimateġEUR 1.500,-
Literature comparison: Pal, Pratapaditya 1988. Indian Starting price EUR 750,-
Sculpture A Catalogue of the Los Angeles County
Museum of Art, vol. 2. Los Angeles: LACMA and
Berkeley. Los Angeles and London: University of
California Press. Bautze-Picron, Claudine 1998. The Art
of Eastern India in the Collection of the Museum für
Indische Kunst, Berlin. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer Verlag.
EstimateġEUR 3.000,-
Starting price EUR 1.500,-

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