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INDIA, UTTAR PRADESH, MATHURA, 2ND-4TH CENTURY
Details
A mottled red sandstone head and a torso of Vishnu
India, Uttar Pradesh, Mathura, 2nd-4th century
The head carved on two sides with bold features, pursed lips and bulbous nose, the hair flaring upwards; the torso holding a conch shell in his left hand and a lotus bud in his right, wearing a dhoti with a scarf around his shoulders
10 in. (25.4 cm.) and 12 in. (30.5 cm.) high (2)
India, Uttar Pradesh, Mathura, 2nd-4th century
The head carved on two sides with bold features, pursed lips and bulbous nose, the hair flaring upwards; the torso holding a conch shell in his left hand and a lotus bud in his right, wearing a dhoti with a scarf around his shoulders
10 in. (25.4 cm.) and 12 in. (30.5 cm.) high (2)
Provenance
Head: Acquired between 1973-1975
Torso: Acquired Sotheby's London, 24 April 1991, lot 433.
Torso: Acquired Sotheby's London, 24 April 1991, lot 433.
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