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A torso of a male divinity
Mathura, Uttar, Pradesh, Kushan dynasty, 2nd/3rd century
The lower stomach and upper thighs draped with a thin dhoti secured by a knotted sash over the right thigh, protruding genitalia and the left hand holding a scarf resting on the left hip.
7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm.)
The lower stomach and upper thighs draped with a thin dhoti secured by a knotted sash over the right thigh, protruding genitalia and the left hand holding a scarf resting on the left hip.
7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm.)
Sold for
US$ 3,125
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Compare with a more complete torso of a chauri bearer in the Cleveland Museum of Art, see Czuma, Kushan Sculpture, 1985, no. 18, p. 76.
Provenance:
Estate of Robert Schrimpf, France (1975-1985)
Fraysse & Associes. Paris, September 26, 2007, no. 55
Category: Asian Art / Southeast Asian, Indian and Himalayan Art
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