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An Indian Carved Black Stone Head of a Vishnu
Estimate: $2,000-$3,000
Sold
$1,000
Live Auction
Asian Decorative Art
Size
Height of head 11 in., 27.9 cm.
Description
An Indian Carved Black Stone Head of a Vishnu
古印度 黑砂岩毗濕奴頭像
the gently rounded face very finely carved with a benevolent expression, the heavy-lidded eyes beneath sinuous brows centered by a tear-shaped urna, the fine locks of hair in tight curls along the hairline, the stone smoothly polished.
the gently rounded face very finely carved with a benevolent expression, the heavy-lidded eyes beneath sinuous brows centered by a tear-shaped urna, the fine locks of hair in tight curls along the hairline, the stone smoothly polished.
Height of head 11 in., 27.9 cm.
Property from a Private Collector, Florida
Provenance
Provenance:
(By repute) John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Florida.
(By repute) John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Florida.