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PROPERTY FROM A EUROPEAN ESTATE
A Double-sided Red Sandstone Fragment of a Woman
INDIA, UTTAR PRADESH, MATHURA, CIRCA 2ND CENTURY
Details
A Double-sided Red Sandstone Fragment of a Woman
India, Uttar Pradesh, Mathura, circa 2nd Century
Both sides similarly depicting the lower body with a flared sash at left and remains of chained belt; marked with an accession number 1931 on reverse
8 in. (20.2 cm.) high
India, Uttar Pradesh, Mathura, circa 2nd Century
Both sides similarly depicting the lower body with a flared sash at left and remains of chained belt; marked with an accession number 1931 on reverse
8 in. (20.2 cm.) high
Provenance
Collection of Prince and Princess Aschwin zur Lippe-Biesterfeld, acquired in 1958.
Literature
A. Headington, 'Private World of a Prince: Oriental flair in a Paris apartment,' Connoisseur, July 1988, p. 51, illustrated.