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LOT 0247
Rajasthan Red Sandstone Figures of Celestial Musicians
11TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
21 in. (55.1 kg total, 53 cm high including stand each).
Depicting two celestial musicians: one holding a stringed instrument, head turned to the right; the other playing a drum, head turned to the left; each positioned to create a sense of movement and carved with very fine details, including carefully manicured hair and facial hair, extensive jewellery and beautifully crisp eyelids; mounted on modern steel bases. [2]
ProvenancePrivate collection, Rome, acquired in the 1980s.
with Christie's, New York, Indian and Southeast Asian Art, 21 September 2007, no.70 [$60,000-$80,000].
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13376-259008.
See S. K. and U. Sharma, Art, Architecture and Memoirs of Rajasthan Rajput, 2000, for discussion.
FootnotesSculpture and music have played a prominent part in the cultural development of Indian civilisation. From the representation of the dynamic art of music and dancing on sculpture, we can acquire knowledge of the type of music and dance practised at different periods, and in the study of the history and evolution of music in general and musical instruments in particular.
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LOT 0247
Rajasthan Red Sandstone Figures of Celestial Musicians
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000€23,200 - 34,800 (for guidance only)$27,000 - 40,500 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£10,000 (EUR 11,600; USD 13,500) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £222
Drum-shaped in profile with broad shoulder and mouth, flared rim; concentric painted bands to the shoulder and sidewall, with hatched and geometric detailing. 324 grams, 11.8 cm wide
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3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £83
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Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. London, UK, collection. -
Rajasthan Red Sandstone Figures of Celestial Musicians
11th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £20,000 - 30,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £10,000
Depicting two celestial musicians: one holding a stringed instrument, head turned to the right; the other playing a drum, head turned to the left; each positioned to create a sense of movement and carved with very fine details, including carefully manicured hair and facial hair, extensive jewellery and beautifully crisp eyelids; mounted on modern steel bases. 55.1 kg total, 53 cm high including stand each
Private collection, Rome, acquired in the 1980s. with Christie's, New York, Indian and Southeast Asian Art, 21 September 2007, no.70 [$60,000-$80,000]. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13376-259008.
Sculpture and music have played a prominent part in the cultural development of Indian civilisation. From the representation of the dynamic art of music and dancing on sculpture, we can acquire knowledge of the type of music and dance practised at different periods, and in the study of the history and evolution of music in general and musical instruments in particular.
