A SMALL POST-GUPTA STEATITE FRAGMENTARY BUST OF A GODDESS, PROBABLY DURGA, EASTERN INDIA, 8TH/9TH CENTURY the voluptuous figure wearing elaborate jewellery, necklaces, earrings and crown 8cm high The smooth mustard coloured steatite from Eastern India and Burma was the medium favoured for some of the most exquisite small-scale sculptures ever seen in the country. The rounded features and voluptuous treatment of the female form are typical of the post-Gupta style in the region, predating the Pala period. 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.