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A MAGNIFICENT WHITE MARBLE HEAD OF A DHARMIC DEITY, WESTERN INDIA
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10月17日 下午5点 开拍
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A MAGNIFICENT WHITE MARBLE HEAD OF A DHARMIC DEITY, WESTERN INDIA

Gujarat or Rajasthan, 16th century or earlier. Finely carved and polished, the head is surmounted by an elaborate cubic crown depicting confronted lions centered by a Dharmachakra on three of its four sides.

The dharmachakra, or wheel of dharma, is a prominent symbol in Dharmic religions, particularly Buddhism and Hinduism. It signifies the 8 Noble Truths taught by the Buddha. Historically, the dharmachakra has been widely used in East Asian statues and inscriptions from ancient times to the present. It remains a major symbol of Buddhism today. Dharmic religions are a group of religions that originated in the Indian subcontinent and share common spiritual concepts and practices, such as dharma (moral law) and karma (cause and effect).

The crown is topped by a flowerhead, above skillfully modeled curled locks and the deity’s serene face marked by heavy-lidded almond-shaped eyes below elegantly arched brows, centered by a drop-shaped urna.

The full bow-shaped lips forming a gentle smile above the prominent chin, flanked by long pendulous earlobes with a lotiform earring, adorned with a densely and neatly incised necklace.

Provenance: The private collection of Frank Sys, Brussels, Belgium. A private collection in Belgium, acquired from the above in the late 1990s and thence by descent. Frank Sys was a noted antiques dealer in Belgium who ran Passage 125 Gallery in Brussels and Alinea Gallery in Knokke. He was also active in Brussels’ famous Old Market on the Place du Jeu de Balle.
Condition: Good condition with ancient wear, obvious losses, old repairs, structural cracks, minor chips, small nicks, light scratches.

Weight: 22.2 kg
Dimensions: Height 37.5 cm (excl. stand), 45 cm (incl. stand)

Mounted to an associated stand. (2)

Expert’s note: The lustrously polished ivory-white stone is known as Makrana marble after the town in Rajasthan where it is mined. It has been popular in sculpture for many centuries and was used in the construction of iconic monuments such as the Taj Mahal. Compare the polished marble of a figure of Ganesha, dated 12th century, at Christie’s New York, 21 September 2005, lot 46, and of a figure of a bull formerly in the James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, sold by Christie’s New York, 24 September 2020, lot 970.

The present deity’s crown displays a remarkable early Hellenistic influence and a fascinating syncretism: Its square form is reminiscent of the Greek goddess Tyche’s mural crown, see a relief dated c. 160 AD in the Louvre, accession number Ma 590. The iconography displayed within the crown, with lions and the dharmachakra, is also found in the famous Lion Capital of Ashoka, the head of a column erected by the Mauryan emperor Ashoka the Great in Sarnath, India, c. 250 BC, and now in the Sarnath Museum.

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