Lot Essay
The elaborate tiered headdress is characteristic for early Cham; compare two examples at the Da Nang Museum, see H. Parmentier, Les Sculptures Chames au Musée de Tourane, 1922, pl. XV, figs. 32.5 and 32.6.
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The Collection of Alfred E. Mirsky, sold to benefit the graduate student program of The Rockefeller University
A rare mauve granite head of an apsara
VIETNAM, CHAM, 9TH/10TH CENTURY
Details
A rare mauve granite head of an apsara
Vietnam, Cham, 9th/10th Century
The rounded face with full lips and downcast eyes, surmounted by an elaborate double-tiered lotus headdress
11¼ in. (28.5 cm.) high
Vietnam, Cham, 9th/10th Century
The rounded face with full lips and downcast eyes, surmounted by an elaborate double-tiered lotus headdress
11¼ in. (28.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Frank Caro, successor to C.T. Loo, New York, 1968
Sale room notice
Please note that this lot is being sold for an organization which holds a State of New York Exempt Organization Certificate.