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Lot
Number
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B000003 |
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Title |
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Nepalese Gray Stone Relief Fragment |
| Date
of Origin |
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17th Century |
| Country
of Origin |
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Nepalese |
| Material
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Gray |
| Measurements |
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height 13 1/8 in. (33.3 cm.) |
| Lot
Quantity |
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1 |
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| Description:
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Description (guaranteed):
Carved with a female deity with her right hand raised and holding a lotus, a bird stood above, and flanked by an animal-headed attendant and child.
Published in Pratapaditya Pal's A Collecting Odyssey: Indian, Himalayan, and Southeast Asian Art from the James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection. The Art Institute of Chicago, 1997. Mounted on plexiglass base.
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| Condition
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Condition: fragmentary as evident in photograph. Upon visual inspection, no repairs or restoration. Wear overall, especially to her face. Remains of soil encrustation and red and orange polychrome.
Designation: Property from the Alsdorf Collection (Sotheby's New York) |
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