A Central Indian pink sandstone head of a bearded man. Probably 9th-12th century - image-1

Lot 504 Dα

A Central Indian pink sandstone head of a bearded man. Probably 9th-12th century

Auction 1053 - overview Cologne
03.06.2015, 14:00 - Chinese Decorative Arts, Tibet/Nepal, India, South-East Asia
Estimate: 300 € - 400 €
Result: 744 € (incl. premium)

A Central Indian pink sandstone head of a bearded man. Probably 9th-12th century

A Central Indian pink sandstone head of a bearded man with a full round face, large protruding eyes underneath thin curved brows, with a thin moustache and a beard growing from his chin, a large crown above the wavy strands of hair. Probably 9th-12th century.
Height 22 cm

Provenance

Private collection, Northern Germany, acquired in the 1970s in India