Indian and Himalayan Art, including Masterpieces from the Nyingjei Lam Collection
Indian and Himalayan Art, including Masterpieces from the Nyingjei Lam Collection
Property from the Estate of Nik Douglas
A red sandstone figure of Bhairavi, Central India, 8th / 9th century
Auction Closed
March 21, 04:25 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
A red sandstone figure of Bhairavi
Central India, 8th / 9th century
Height 24¼ in., 62.2 cm
Rudi's Oriental Antiques, New York, 1960s.
Collection of James and Marilynn Alsdorf, Chicago.
Sotheby's New York, 26th March 1998, lot 362.
The goddess dancing on a human victim, holding the kapala, rattle drum, human-headed femur bone and lotus in her four hands, wearing a dhoti, jeweled belt suspending beaded strands, billowing scarf, flattened collar, and bud-shaped earrings, an emaciated demon standing at the right