5th Jun, 2024 11:00
Indian, Islamic, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art, including Greek and Roman Antiquities
199
A PALA BLACK STONE STELE DEPICTING VISHNU, BENGAL, EASTERN INDIA, 11TH/12TH CENTURY
of ogival arched form, the four armed Hindu deity standing erect on a double lotus, his primary right hand in varada mudra, his upper hands holding gada and cakra, flanked by a musician and a chauri bearer, a pair of kneeling devotees below, a kirtimukha face in the apex above, flanked by flying asparas, mounted, 55cm high
Provenance: From the collection of the late A. J. (John) Lippitt (1928-2019). Acquired Gordon Reece Gallery, London, 1st August 2001. Previously in a British private collection. (A copy of a note from the gallery referring to Lippitt's purchase is included with this lot).
Sold for £7,000
of ogival arched form, the four armed Hindu deity standing erect on a double lotus, his primary right hand in varada mudra, his upper hands holding gada and cakra, flanked by a musician and a chauri bearer, a pair of kneeling devotees below, a kirtimukha face in the apex above, flanked by flying asparas, mounted, 55cm high
Provenance: From the collection of the late A. J. (John) Lippitt (1928-2019). Acquired Gordon Reece Gallery, London, 1st August 2001. Previously in a British private collection. (A copy of a note from the gallery referring to Lippitt's purchase is included with this lot).
Auction: Indian, Islamic, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art, including Greek and Roman Antiquities, 5th Jun, 2024
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