A mottled red sandstone relief of a Bacchanalian scene
India, Mathura, Kushan period, 2nd century
The central female figure supported in an intoxicated state by a tall male and a smaller female attendant, who trying to restore her dhoti, another female at upper right with an elaborate coiffure looks on, each is adorned with beaded earrings and and thick necklaces and disc belts.
27 1/2 in (69.8 cm) high
The central female figure supported in an intoxicated state by a tall male and a smaller female attendant, who trying to restore her dhoti, another female at upper right with an elaborate coiffure looks on, each is adorned with beaded earrings and and thick necklaces and disc belts.
27 1/2 in (69.8 cm) high
Sold for
US$ 12,500
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance:
Private Collection, London
Doris Wiener Gallery, acquired in 1992-1994
Published:
Donald Stadner, "'The Little Clay Cart' in Early Mathura," Orientations, January 1996, p. 43.
Lot heading
Indian, Himalayan, and Southeast Asian Art
Property from Various Owners
Property from Various Owners
Category: Asian Art
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