CENTRAL INDIAN TORSO OF A CELESTIAL BEING C. 10th Century AD
Sale 5146 - The Jeff Hunter Collection | Antiquities and Tribal Art
Mar 13, 2019
10:00AM ET
Live / Philadelphia
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$20,000
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CENTRAL INDIAN TORSO OF A CELESTIAL BEING C. 10th Century AD
Red sandstone with black paint, depicting a celestial maiden standing in the tribhanga pose, with ample breasts and slender waist. She is adorned with elaborate necklaces, armbands and beads around the waist. Raised on a bespoke mount.
H: 17.5 in. (mounted).Provenance: with Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, 1995, inventory number LB9104C, (copy of the original purchase invoice to be included).
The Jeff Hunter Collection, New York.
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