Auction 100
ASIAN AND TRIBAL ART
By Bertolami Fine Art
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Dec 16, 2021
London, Italy
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December 16th 2021 at 12:00 noon CET
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LOT 236:
A BLACK SCHIST SCULPTURE WITH VISHNU India, Bihar, Pala, 11th-12th century The ...
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Estimated price :
€8,000 - €10,000
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A BLACK SCHIST SCULPTURE WITH VISHNU
India, Bihar, Pala, 11th-12th century
The standing deity in a dynamic position with the pelvis moved to the left, four arms only partially preserved, wearing pectorals and bracelets, the hips covered by the antariya cloth fastened by a belt, on the head an imposing tiara adorned with palmettes, behind the head a circular halo.
94 cm high
Provenance: Italian private collection.
Together with Shiva and Bhrama, Vishnu is one of the main deities of the large Hindu pantheon, guardian of life, creator, protector and transformer of the entire universe.
