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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE ASIAN COLLECTION
A buff sandstone figure of Vishnu
INDIA, RAJASTHAN OR UTTAR PRADESH, 10TH/11TH CENTURY
Details
A buff sandstone figure of Vishnu
India, Rajasthan or Uttar Pradesh, 10th/11th century
Finely carved with Vishnu standing on a lotus, holding a mace and chakra, clad in a beaded pendant belt and adorned with jewelry and a long beaded garland, his face with delicate features surmounted by a tall crown and backed by an openwork lotus mandala, flanked on either side with numerous attendants
25¾ x 16½ in. (65.4 x 41.9 cm.)
India, Rajasthan or Uttar Pradesh, 10th/11th century
Finely carved with Vishnu standing on a lotus, holding a mace and chakra, clad in a beaded pendant belt and adorned with jewelry and a long beaded garland, his face with delicate features surmounted by a tall crown and backed by an openwork lotus mandala, flanked on either side with numerous attendants
25¾ x 16½ in. (65.4 x 41.9 cm.)
Provenance
Christie's New York, 17 September 1999, lot 41