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A GROUP OF THREE SANDSTONE SCULPTURES A RED SANDSTONE FREIZE WITH LIONS
NORTH INDIA, 6TH-12TH CENTURY NORTH INDIA, 10TH/11TH CENTURY
7 1/4 in. (18.3 cm) high, the tallest 3 5/8 x 8 1/2 in. (9.2 x 21.5 cm)
$1,500 - 2,500 $1,500 - 2,500
To be sold without reserve To be sold without reserve
The first, a North Indian Gana with wide eyes, plump lips, wavy hair, and
spare jewelry, possibly Uttar Pradesh, 7th/8th century. The second, a red Formerly guarding the base of a stele, the three lions are skillfully
sandstone North Indian bust of a goddess with restrained jewelry and carved in playful animated postures. Their physiognomy and long
large breasts, not abstracted, possibly Rajasthan, 6th/7th century. The manes extending across the back of their necks follow a style also
third, an enshrined Jina, possibly Rajasthan or Madhya Pradesh, 10th- seen in sculptures of lions at Khajuraho (e.g., Béguin, Khajuraho,
12th century. Milan, 2017, p.64).

Provenance Provenance
Collection of Fay and William Bullock King (1911-73), South Carolina Collection of Fay and William Bullock King (1911-73), South Carolina
Thence by descent Thence by descent
The Charleston Library Society, South Carolina, 1992-2019 The Charleston Library Society, South Carolina, 1992-2019

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