A bronze figure of Vishnu

SOUTH INDIA, CHOLA PERIOD, 12TH CENTURY

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A bronze figure of Vishnu
South India, Chola period, 12th century
Standing on a lotus base over a waisted plinth, his secondary hands holding the chakra and conch, clad in a close-fitting dhoti incised with a floral pattern, the face with elongated eyes and surmounted by a conical headdress, backed by a Shirashchakra with the loose locks of hair falling over the shoulders and adorned with flowers
17 3/8 in. (44.1 cm.) high

Provenance

Pan-Asian Collection, by 1977
Private collector, New York, acquired at Sotheby's New York, 5 Oct 1990, lot 86

Exhibited

On loan to the Denver Art Museum, 1977-1982

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Lot Essay

Formed by Mr. Christian Humann from the 1950s-70s, The Pan-Asian Collection was one of the largest and finest assemblages of the South and Southeast Asian art in the world. Mr. Humann, who was on the Board of Trustees of Los Angeles County Museum of Art from 1975-81, supported research in the field by allowing his works to be lent and studied for extended periods of time. Upon his passing, the collection was acquired by Robert Ellsworth in New York, and since then a few works have gradually become available for acquisition. This is one of the few and rare works with the elite predigree of the Pan-Asian Collection.

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