This attractive pink sandstone torso is from the Post-Gupta period, circa 9th century A.D., and is from central India. This piece is approximately 14 inches high and is mounted on a custom metal stand. The male seen here may be Vishnu, the preserver, and is probably the most widely worshipped of the Hindu deities in India, and although he is seen as representing stability, he has, through his avatars, a multifaceted character. Over the centuries, he has managed to absorb other cults, making t... Click for details
This superb red sandstone fragment is from central India and dates to the Post-Gupta period, circa 8th-9th Century A.D. This piece is approximately 16 inches high and is mounted on a custom metal stand. This piece may originally have been part of a stele and/or a temple. There is a section on the right side of this piece that is flat, and this side may have been the inner part of a doorway. There are also four smiling Nagas seen on this piece with intertwined serpent tails and cobra hoods ab... Click for details
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Terracotta figurine of a pregnant naked woman holding her breast with her right hand.
Uttar Pradesh, India, 2nd Millennium BC. In excellent condition, small chips, mounted.
H:9cm
Very finely modeled with ovoid face and gently rounded chin. Sharpened nose and pursed lips. Kushan Period, ca 1st - 3rd Century C.E., 7" including custom stand. In excellent condition.
Exceptionally carved with crisply delineated facial features and pursed lips. Large almond shaped eyes, curled strands of incised hair rising to conical topknot. 8" including custom stand. Circa 2nd - 3rd Century C.E., $4,000, in excellent condition.
Stucco head of moustached Gandharan male, swirls of wavy hair, incised eyes and pursed lips, visible repairs to neck and cowl, small chips on crown and earthen crustation due to age, on custom wooden base, in good condition, 2nd - 3rd Century C.E., head 5 3/4" high
This style of ‘antenna handled’ ancient bronze sword (100.166BHD) is found in the lower Ganges Valley of India. Assigned to the Uttar Pradesh period, dating c.1800-1000BC, the 16” long sword is in overall very good condition with excellent patina, minor metal loss, and a small, leaf like area along one blade edge that has partially loosened but is still attached (care should be taken not to apply pressure to the area as it wouldn’t take too much to break off the piece). A large example of the ty... Click for details
This is a nice small Bronze Statue depicts Krishna as a crawling infant.
" The child drags himself alone the ground on the left knee with the help of the left hand. he right hand holds up an object that may be a sweetmeat or a ball of butter. He is naked except for a plain girdle and some jewelry, which includes a necklace with a prominent charm box to protect himself from evil " ( explanation from the book Asian Ar... Click for details
A superb large grey schist carving of Mourners at Buddha's funeral - dates from the 2nd/3rd century. This fine piece is mounted safely on a shiny lacquered back board and measures 14" x 7 1/2" x 2 1/2" exclusive of its mounting. The Gandharan Empire was located in what is now largely occupied by North West India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. The art and sculpture of the region that has come to be known as Gandhara combines Hellenistic or Greco-Roman artistic techniques and modelling with Indian B... Click for details
