Indian and Southeast Asian Works of Art

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Lot 246
  • 246

Rampant Lion Sandstone Vietnam, Cham Period

Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Rampant Lion
  • Sandstone
  • Height: 20 1/2 in (52 cm)
Rearing up onto its hind legs and turning to the left with its front paws at shoulder height as if in combat, the lion has a ferocious expression on its face with teeth exposed, the mane arranged in two layers of tufts on the chest, the fur sculpted over the knees, the genitals visible and the raised tail, forming an arch, culminates in a large tuft.

Provenance

Acquired 1970

Catalogue Note

The relief would have formed part of a pedestal in a sanctuary. Compare to examples published in Pierre Baptiste and Thierry Zéphir, Trésors d'art du Vietnam, la sculpture du Champa Ve - XVe siècles, Guimet, Paris, 2005, pp. 249-250, fig. 38-41 and P. Pal, The Sensuous Immortals, LACMA, 1977, pp. 256-257, fig. 157.