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KASHMIR, 7TH/8TH CENTURY
Details
A black stone figure of Skanda
Kashmir, 7th/8th century
The figure dressed in a short diaphanous dhoti, with the sacred thread across his torso, adorned with a necklace, earrings and a long garland, the face with heavy-lidded eyes beneath finely arched brows, the long wavy hair topped by a princely crown and backed by a halo, holding a spear in one hand and his peacock in the other
6 5/8 in. (17 cm.) high
Kashmir, 7th/8th century
The figure dressed in a short diaphanous dhoti, with the sacred thread across his torso, adorned with a necklace, earrings and a long garland, the face with heavy-lidded eyes beneath finely arched brows, the long wavy hair topped by a princely crown and backed by a halo, holding a spear in one hand and his peacock in the other
6 5/8 in. (17 cm.) high
Provenance
Japanese Collection, 1980s