Lot Essay
Compare with another Pallava period example at the British Museum, see T. Blurton, 'South India,' Arts of Asia, vol. 28, no. 2, fig. 142, p. 120.
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE ASIAN COLLECTION
A granite figure of Vishnu
SOUTH INDIA, TAMIL NADU, PALLAVA PERIOD, 9TH/10TH CENTURY
Details
A granite figure of Vishnu
South India, Tamil Nadu, Pallava period, 9th/10th century
Well-carved with the four-armed deity seated in dhyanasana atop a shaped plinth, his principle right hand raised in abhayamudra and his left hand on his hip, his secondary hands raised holding a staff and a conch, clad in a short dhoti secured with an incised belt and further adorned with a broad band of necklaces with beaded festoons down the center of his torso, his face in a benign expression with almond-shaped eye and surmounted by a high headdress
35 in. (88.8 cm.) high
South India, Tamil Nadu, Pallava period, 9th/10th century
Well-carved with the four-armed deity seated in dhyanasana atop a shaped plinth, his principle right hand raised in abhayamudra and his left hand on his hip, his secondary hands raised holding a staff and a conch, clad in a short dhoti secured with an incised belt and further adorned with a broad band of necklaces with beaded festoons down the center of his torso, his face in a benign expression with almond-shaped eye and surmounted by a high headdress
35 in. (88.8 cm.) high
Provenance
C.T. Loo, Paris, 1952
Acquired at Christie's, New York, 21 March 2001, lot 40
Acquired at Christie's, New York, 21 March 2001, lot 40
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Anita Mehta
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