A BUFF SANDSTONE PLINTH FROM AN IMAGE, CENTRAL INDIA, 10TH/11TH CENTURY carved in relief depicting a small central figure of Nandi on a cloth with a Saivite devotee(?) flanked by a pair of rearing vyalas, columns on either side with further vyalas and elephants at each end, a line of devanagari script along the bottom, mounted 27 x 60 x 13cm Provenance: From the Estate of the late Aura Josefina Figueroa de Williamson. The indistinct inscription includes a possible date which appears to read samvat 1012 (956 A.D.) Descriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.