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A terracotta dead of a divinity,
Eastern India, Gupta period, 6th/7th century
With rounded face, downcast almond-shaped eyes beneath arching brows, full lips and narrow nose. His cylindrical jatamakuta is secured by an elaborate three leaf crown and centered by a cabochon jewel and secured by a beaded band while his hair falls in thick ribbons curling over his ears.
8 1/8 in. (20.7 cm.) high
With rounded face, downcast almond-shaped eyes beneath arching brows, full lips and narrow nose. His cylindrical jatamakuta is secured by an elaborate three leaf crown and centered by a cabochon jewel and secured by a beaded band while his hair falls in thick ribbons curling over his ears.
8 1/8 in. (20.7 cm.) high
Sold for
US$ 5,250
inc. premium
Footnotes
- For a related full image of a 5th century Vishnu from Uttah Pradesh, formerly in the Collection of Sammuel Eilenberg, see Poster, From Indian Earth, 1986, no. 90, p. 152.
Category: Asian Art / Southeast Asian, Indian and Himalayan Art
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