A Bayon-style stone head of a Lokeshvara. 12th/13th century - image-1

Lot 644 Nα

A Bayon-style stone head of a Lokeshvara. 12th/13th century

Auction 1044 - overview Cologne
05.12.2014, 14:00 - China - Paintings, Decorative Arts, Sculptures -, Tibet/Nepal, India, South East Asia
Estimate: 5.000 € - 7.000 €
Result: 47.120 € (incl. premium)

A Bayon-style stone head of a Lokeshvara. 12th/13th century

A Bayon-style stone head of a Lokeshvara with serene expression and eyes lowered beneath delicately carved lids and brows, the full lips shaped into a soft smile, iincised hair strands cover the head and chignon, set off by beads surmounted by a seated Buddha. 12th/13th century. Mounted.
Height 30.8 cm

Provenance

Private collection, Switzerland, acquired at Spink & Son, Ltd., London 19.6.1969