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INDONESIA, JAVA, 11TH/12TH CENTURY
Details
A volcanic stone stele of Shiva
Indonesia, Java, 11th/12th century
Standing on a raised lotus with his right arm leaning on his staff and his left resting at his hip, clad in a batik sarong fastened with a beaded belt with rosette clasp and pendent festoons, his torso contoured and adorned with a heavy necklace, the face with a benign expression crowned by a diadem and elaborate headdress, the hair in a high chignon with tresses flowing to the sides, backed by a halo and with the stele forming a torana around him
24¼ in. (61.5 cm.) high
Indonesia, Java, 11th/12th century
Standing on a raised lotus with his right arm leaning on his staff and his left resting at his hip, clad in a batik sarong fastened with a beaded belt with rosette clasp and pendent festoons, his torso contoured and adorned with a heavy necklace, the face with a benign expression crowned by a diadem and elaborate headdress, the hair in a high chignon with tresses flowing to the sides, backed by a halo and with the stele forming a torana around him
24¼ in. (61.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Ghigo Collection, London, acquired in Bangkok, August 1980