25th Nov, 2023 12:00
Islamic, Indian and Asian Art
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A 20th Century Balinese Wooden Sculpture
Indonesia, 19th/20th century.
Carved standing, wearing traditional dress with floral and geometric motifs, and wearing an elaborate headdress, the face with bulging eyes with large fanged teeth. These sculpture are often kept in the house where a Kriss/Dagger is placed in the right hand.
54 cm. high
Sold for €143
Indonesia, 19th/20th century.
Carved standing, wearing traditional dress with floral and geometric motifs, and wearing an elaborate headdress, the face with bulging eyes with large fanged teeth. These sculpture are often kept in the house where a Kriss/Dagger is placed in the right hand.
54 cm. high
Auction: Islamic, Indian and Asian Art, 25th Nov, 2023
Our upcoming sale of Islamic, Indian & Southeast Asian Art will present an array of objects created over the course of 20 centuries in the middle east, Asia, the Himalayas, and India. Included in the auction are sculptures in bronze and stone, such as an impressive 10th-century sandstone head of Shiva from Uttar Pradesh, India, gilt bronze Buddhas, Indian furniture, miniature paintings and jewellery.
