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INDIA, GUPTA PERIOD, 5TH CENTURY
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A terracotta head of a divinity
India, Gupta period, 5th century
The serene face modeled with almond eyes beneath curved brows meeting the ridge of the nose and full bow-shaped lips, flanked by elongated lobes with plug earrings, the hair arranged in rows drawn up beneath a tripartite tiara and backed by a smooth halo
7½ in. (19 cm.) high
India, Gupta period, 5th century
The serene face modeled with almond eyes beneath curved brows meeting the ridge of the nose and full bow-shaped lips, flanked by elongated lobes with plug earrings, the hair arranged in rows drawn up beneath a tripartite tiara and backed by a smooth halo
7½ in. (19 cm.) high
Provenance
Doris Wiener Gallery, New York, before 1999
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