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37 3/4 in. (95.9 cm.) high
William H. Wolff Inc.,紐約,1964年11月19日。 詹姆斯及瑪麗蓮·阿爾斯多夫珍藏,芝加哥。
Pallava architecture is distinguished by resilient cave temples with carvings in hard gneiss and granite rock. Among the contributions of Narasimhavarman Mahamalla (630-668), the third king of the Pallava dynasty, were the conversions of the temple pillars from a square base to the form of a squatting lion as seen in the present lot. These lion-form pillar bases were common across this period, predominantly throughout Kanchipuram, to the extent that the motif of the seated lion is considered a hallmark of Pallava sculpture.