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LOT 2171
South East Asian Sandstone Head of the God Shiva
10TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
13 3/4 in. (15.2 kg total, 35 cm including stand).
Carved with the hair piled in a column on top of the head and secured with a ring and figural plaque; narrow mouth with moustache above; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s.
From the Dr Ince collection, N.W. London, UK.
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