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Property from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Manheim
A bronze figure of Vishnu
SOUTH INDIA, TAMILNADU, VIJAYANAGARA PERIOD, CIRCA 14TH CENTURY
Details
A bronze figure of Vishnu
South India, Tamilnadu, Vijayanagara period, circa 14th century
Standing on a circular lotus base over a stepped plinth, wearing a long striated dhoti, secured by a belt with sashes extending on either side, the face with large almond-shaped eyes surmounted by a high conical crown and backed by a halo
14½ in. (37 cm.) high
South India, Tamilnadu, Vijayanagara period, circa 14th century
Standing on a circular lotus base over a stepped plinth, wearing a long striated dhoti, secured by a belt with sashes extending on either side, the face with large almond-shaped eyes surmounted by a high conical crown and backed by a halo
14½ in. (37 cm.) high
Provenance
Dr. J.R. Belmont, Basel, Switzerland, before 1967
Acquired from Sotheby's London, 27 February 1967, lot 100
Acquired from Sotheby's London, 27 February 1967, lot 100
Exhibited
On loan to the Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York, from 1967-2009 (L67.36.8)
Sale room notice
Please note the image for this lot has been wrongly numbered as lot 276 in the catalogue.