25th Nov, 2023 12:00
Islamic, Indian and Asian Art
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A Large Sandstone Head of Shiva
India, Uttar Pradesh, ca. 10th century.
The face with full cheeks and half open eyes under arched eyebrows the hair pulled into a chignon secured by an elaborate tiara with skulls on either side
36 cm. high
Part of the Javitri Shah Collection
Compare:
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Accession Number: 1956-75-48, Head of Shiva, 10th - 11th century.
Auction comparison:
Christie’s New York, 27 March 2003, lot 34, A buff sandstone stele of Shiva and Parvati, India, Uttar Pradesh or Rajasthan, 11th century.
Christie’s Mumbai, 18 December 2016, lot 63, A pink sandstone figure of Shiva, India, Rajasthan or Madhya Pradesh, circa 12th century.
Galerie Zacke, Vienna, 30th Sep, 2022, DAY 2 - TWO-DAY AUCTION - Fine Chinese Art/ Buddhism & Hinduism, Lot 700, A pink sandstone architectural corner element with two manifestations of Shiva, Chandella period, Northern India, Rajasthan, mid-11th century.
India, Uttar Pradesh, ca. 10th century.
The face with full cheeks and half open eyes under arched eyebrows the hair pulled into a chignon secured by an elaborate tiara with skulls on either side
36 cm. high
Part of the Javitri Shah Collection
Compare:
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Accession Number: 1956-75-48, Head of Shiva, 10th - 11th century.
Auction comparison:
Christie’s New York, 27 March 2003, lot 34, A buff sandstone stele of Shiva and Parvati, India, Uttar Pradesh or Rajasthan, 11th century.
Christie’s Mumbai, 18 December 2016, lot 63, A pink sandstone figure of Shiva, India, Rajasthan or Madhya Pradesh, circa 12th century.
Galerie Zacke, Vienna, 30th Sep, 2022, DAY 2 - TWO-DAY AUCTION - Fine Chinese Art/ Buddhism & Hinduism, Lot 700, A pink sandstone architectural corner element with two manifestations of Shiva, Chandella period, Northern India, Rajasthan, mid-11th century.
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.
