13th Nov, 2024 11:00
Indian, Islamic, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art
157
A GREY STONE HEAD OF VAIKUNTHA VISHNU, RAJASTHAN OR GUJARAT, 11TH/12TH CENTURY
with tall tapering faceted headdress, the main head of Vishnu flanked by heads of a boar and a monkey, a lotus halo at the back, 41cm high
Provenance: From the collection of the late A.J. (John) Lippitt (1928-2019), Hampshire. Acquired Gordon Reece Gallery, London, 2 December 1999 (a copy of the invoice is sold with this lot). Previously private collection, Belgium.
This form of Vishnu is also called Chaturmurti "four-faced", the fourth head facing to the back and not visible here, with the heads of a lion (here more like a monkey) and a boar, representing the Narasimha and Varaha aspects of the god. For another depiction of Vaikuntha Vishnu, in marble, in the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (formerly Prince of Wales Museum of Western India), see Desai 2002, no.32, p.42.
Sold for £6,000
with tall tapering faceted headdress, the main head of Vishnu flanked by heads of a boar and a monkey, a lotus halo at the back, 41cm high
Provenance: From the collection of the late A.J. (John) Lippitt (1928-2019), Hampshire. Acquired Gordon Reece Gallery, London, 2 December 1999 (a copy of the invoice is sold with this lot). Previously private collection, Belgium.
This form of Vishnu is also called Chaturmurti "four-faced", the fourth head facing to the back and not visible here, with the heads of a lion (here more like a monkey) and a boar, representing the Narasimha and Varaha aspects of the god. For another depiction of Vaikuntha Vishnu, in marble, in the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (formerly Prince of Wales Museum of Western India), see Desai 2002, no.32, p.42.
Auction: Indian, Islamic, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art, 13th Nov, 2024
The auction includes a selection of Islamic tiles and early pottery and a wide range of bronze images and early Indian stone sculptures, paintings and textiles from India and South-East Asia. Highlights include an interesting group of early Thai bronze images of Buddha, an important Kashan ’silhouette ware’ turquoise pottery ewer, and a spectacular pair of silver bottles in the so called ‘coriander pattern’ from Lucknow. There is also an important group of Islamic manuscripts.
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10th November 2024 12:00 - 4:00pm
11th November 2024 10:00am - 8:00pm
12th November 2024 10:00am - 5:00pm
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