A fine Baphuon style sandstone figure of Vishnu. Second half 11th century - image-1
A fine Baphuon style sandstone figure of Vishnu. Second half 11th century - image-2
A fine Baphuon style sandstone figure of Vishnu. Second half 11th century - image-1A fine Baphuon style sandstone figure of Vishnu. Second half 11th century - image-2

Lot 438 Dα

A fine Baphuon style sandstone figure of Vishnu. Second half 11th century

Auction 1112 - overview Cologne
15.06.2018, 11:00 - Chinese, Tibet/Neapel, India, Southeast Asia
Estimate: 30.000 € - 35.000 €
Result: 42.160 € (incl. premium)
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A fine Baphuon style sandstone figure of Vishnu. Second half 11th century

A fine Baphuon style sandstone figure of a standing four-armed Vishnu, the sampot with a pocket falling in wide folds over the left thigh is held together at the hips by a belt tied at the back, on the head the braided hair is shaped into a chignon encircled by beads. Head restuck. Second half 11th century. Wooden stand.
Height 58.5 cm

Certificate

CIRAM analyses of the stone, scientific report 0217-OA-34R, dated 14.3.2017, confirms the dating

Provenance

Ostasiatika Albert Strauss, Berlin, until 1955
Private collection Funke, Berlin, acquired from the above on 5.3.1955 (invoice included)
Private collection, Cologne