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Property from the Estate of a Private European Collector
A black stone stele of Krishna as a child
NEPAL, 13TH CENTURY
Details
A black stone stele of Krishna as a child
Nepal, 13th century
Carved standing on a lotus with wide petals wearing a pleated dhoti, sacred cord, armbands, earrings and foliate tiara, his hands lowered holding long flywhisks, backed by an arched torana
9½ in. (24 cm.) high
Nepal, 13th century
Carved standing on a lotus with wide petals wearing a pleated dhoti, sacred cord, armbands, earrings and foliate tiara, his hands lowered holding long flywhisks, backed by an arched torana
9½ in. (24 cm.) high
Provenance
Spink and Son, Ltd., London, acquired in the 1980s