Lot 68
68
A buff sandstone head of a deity
PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF IRA AND NANCY KOGER
A buff sandstone head of a deity

INDIA, UTTAR PRADESH OR RAJASTHAN, 11TH/12TH CENTURY

Details
A buff sandstone head of a deity
India, Uttar Pradesh or Rajasthan, 11th/12th Century
With elegantly rounded features, pursed lips and arched brows, surmounted by an elaborate conical headdress richly adorned with pendants and beaded festoons, carved with flowerhead on top
12½ in. (31.7 cm.) high
Provenance
WIlliam H. Wolff Inc., New York, acquired 22 June 1973

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Lot Essay

The elaborate crown of this very finely carved head allows for an identification as either Vishnu or Surya; compare with P. Pal, Asian Art at the Norton Simon Museum, Vol. 1: Art from the Indian Subcontinent, 2003, cat. no. 108, p. 150.

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