INDIA, MADHYA PRADESH OR RAJASTHAN, 11TH/12TH CENTURY

細節

A Red Sandstone Figure of Vishnu
India, Madhya Pradesh or Rajasthan, 11th/12th Century
Wearing a diaphanous dhoti decorated with foliate swags in relief, a meditation string draped across his shoulder, a floral srivatsa in relief on his chest, with a tapered headdress decorated with scrolling foliage and curls of hair extending down to the shoulders
29 in. (73.5 cm.) high

來源

Previously sold at Sotheby's London, 11 June 1985, lot 302

展覽

Amarillo, Amarillo Art Center, Divine Images and Magic Carpets: From the Asian Art Collection of Dr. and Mrs. William T. Price, 1987, p. 80, pl. 64.

拍品專文

The remaining part of a floral garland around the shoulders and the diamond-shaped srivatsa mark on the chest suggest a probably identification of Vishnu; compare another example in the Norton Simon Museum, illustrated in P. Pal, Art from the Indian Subcontinent, 2003, cat. no. 94, p. 136.