Asian Art II - 18th May 2022
Lot 702
AN INDIAN LACQUERED AND GILT-WOOD FIGURE OF VISHNU AND TWO SOUTHEAST ASIAN STONE HEADS
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £1000
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Description
AN INDIAN LACQUERED AND GILT-WOOD FIGURE OF VISHNU AND TWO SOUTHEAST ASIAN STONE HEADS
19TH CENTURY AND EARLIER
The four-armed deity standing in tribhanga on a raised lotus petal plinth, carrying his attributes including a mace and a sword in his hands, adorned with beaded jewellery and a headdress, together with two stone carvings of the heads of a Buddha and a bodhisattva, 56cm, 20.5cm and 23cm. (4)
Provenance: from an English private collection, London, acquired prior to 2000.