.jpg?w=1)
SOUTH INDIA, TAMILNADU, CHOLA PERIOD, 12TH CENTURY
Details
A Rare granite head of a six-headed deity
South India, Tamilnadu, Chola Period, 12th Century
Well-carved with the heads facing in all directions, surmounted by elaborate tiered topknots, with almond-shaped eyes beneath arched brows
14 in. (36 cm.) high
South India, Tamilnadu, Chola Period, 12th Century
Well-carved with the heads facing in all directions, surmounted by elaborate tiered topknots, with almond-shaped eyes beneath arched brows
14 in. (36 cm.) high
Provenance
Hubertus Elstermann Collection, Hamburg, acquired before 1958