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11TH CENTURY
Details
a south indian, kerala, bronze figure of vishnu
11th century
Seated in lalitasana on a lotus placed on a square base, his principle hands holding bhu and gada, both others in tripatakamudra, wearing dhoti, bejewelled, his face with almond-shaped eyes, elongated earlobes with ear rings, hairdress in kiritamakuta, greenish-brown patina
10.8 cm high
11th century
Seated in lalitasana on a lotus placed on a square base, his principle hands holding bhu and gada, both others in tripatakamudra, wearing dhoti, bejewelled, his face with almond-shaped eyes, elongated earlobes with ear rings, hairdress in kiritamakuta, greenish-brown patina
10.8 cm high
Provenance
Sotheby's, Khmer, Thai, Indian and Himalayan Art, London, 14th November 1988, lot 72
Spink and Son, London
Spink and Son, London
Exhibited
On loan to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1980-1985
Special notice
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