Property from the Paul F. Walter Collection
A sandstone head of Bhairava
Central India, 10th/11th century
Superbly carved with finely delineated hair rising to a tall coiffure of matted locks arranged in a dome and adorned with a U-shaped ornament with a quadripartite jewel. His terrifying face defined by bulging eyes and gaping mouth exposing fangs and beard of small curls.
10 in. (25.3 cm.) high
Superbly carved with finely delineated hair rising to a tall coiffure of matted locks arranged in a dome and adorned with a U-shaped ornament with a quadripartite jewel. His terrifying face defined by bulging eyes and gaping mouth exposing fangs and beard of small curls.
10 in. (25.3 cm.) high
Sold for
US$ 2,500
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Compare with a head of Bhairava in the Ford Collection at the Walters Art Museum, see Pal, Desire and Devotion, 2001, fig. 15, p. 69.
Category: Asian Art / Southeast Asian, Indian and Himalayan Art
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