Live Auction 2510The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection
A sandstone figure of Gajasimha
Lot 49

A sandstone figure of Gajasimha

INDIA, 10TH CENTURY

Closed22 March 2011

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USD 5,250

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A sandstone figure of Gajasimha
India, 10th century
The lion with gaping mouth, deeply carved eyes and mane with scrolling tendrils next to a diminutive elephant, both rearing back
18¾ in. (47.6 cm.) high

The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago, acquired before 1983

Specialist note

Gajasimha, literally "elephant-lion," is a common motif showing a lion rearing over or attacking a kneeling elephant.