A terracotta head of a deity Java, Majapahit period,14th-16th century
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A terracotta head of a deity
Java, Majapahit period, 14th-16th century
Modeled with full lips, broad nose below heavy lidded eyes and raised arching brows, the slightly raised coiffure smooth above ear with distended lobes.
6 1/2 in. (16.4 cm) high
Sold for US$ 4,000 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • Compare with the face of a female figure in the Trowulan Museum, #1124881.

    Provenance:
    Doris Wiener Gallery, 1990s

Lot heading

Indian, Himalayan, and Southeast Asian Art

Property from Various Owners

Category: Asian Art

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