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A SANDSTONE HEAD OF A SHIVA
NORTHERN INDIA, CIRCA 10TH CENTURY12 in. (30.3 cm) high
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The head is carved with crisp detail, notable for its elaborate coiffure of high-arching matted locks bound by multiple bands and fronted by a five-jewel cockade. In contrast to Vishnu's tall mitre, matted locks are an iconographic feature of Shaivite deties. Moreover, the turn of the head, and the hair bun extending behind the right ear suggest this is a head of Shiva doting on his consort, Parvati, from an Umamaheshvara ensemble (Pal, Art from the Indian Subcontinent, 2003, pp.144 & 145, nos.102 & 103). Provenance Mohenjo Daro Gallery, New Delhi, 23 February 1965 Doyle's, New York, 16 September 2013, lot 28