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INDIA, RAJASTHAN OR MADHYA PRADESH, 11TH/12TH CENTURY
细节
A buff sandstone stele of a bull-headed deity
India, Rajasthan or Madhya Pradesh, 11th/12th century
Seated in lalitasana on the coils of a serpent over a throne supported by offering vessels, holding a fruit, lotus, axe and the snout of the serpent in his four hands, dressed in a short dhoti and adorned with the sacred thread and various sashes and necklaces, the central bull's head with gently flared nostrils and almond-shaped eyes surmounted by a tall lotiform diadem, flanked by two human faces and backed by a nimbus with a foliate band above
24 in. (60.8 cm.) high
India, Rajasthan or Madhya Pradesh, 11th/12th century
Seated in lalitasana on the coils of a serpent over a throne supported by offering vessels, holding a fruit, lotus, axe and the snout of the serpent in his four hands, dressed in a short dhoti and adorned with the sacred thread and various sashes and necklaces, the central bull's head with gently flared nostrils and almond-shaped eyes surmounted by a tall lotiform diadem, flanked by two human faces and backed by a nimbus with a foliate band above
24 in. (60.8 cm.) high
来源
Distinguished Private Collection, acquired from Sotheby's New York, 5 December 1992, lot 63
拍场告示
Please note this work was acquired from Sotheby's New York on 2 June 1992, Lot 63