Significant Indian Art II (ASN0019)

GREY STONE HEAD OF VISHNU
South-India, 16th century, with sharp elegant features, long and pointed nose and ears, eyes closed with conical headdress.
21.2 in H

NOTES
Viewing of this lot in Bangalore.
Registered Antiquity. Non-Exportable

GRANITE STONE NANDI (BULL)
Hoysala Period, 15th century, finely carved in a seated pose with eyes closed and adorned with large necklace and a hanging bell.
11 x 14.1 in

NOTES
Viewing of this lot in Bangalore.
Registered Antiquity. Non-Exportable

GREY STONE SITTING NANDI (BULL)
South-India, 17th century, boldly carved and majestically seated with open eyes, profusely adorned with bell necklaces and head band.
11.4 x 13.7 in

NOTES
Viewing of this lot in Bangalore.
Registered Antiquity. Non-Exportable

GRANITE PANEL OF SHIVA
Chola Dynasty, South-India, 13th century, the god seated in virasana on a pedestal with his left leg gracefully crossed, a flame and a cobra in his upper most hand and his lower right hand in a gesture of elucidation, his face in a benign expression.
36.6 x 19.6 in

GRANITE FIGURE OF SHIVA AS THE GREAT TEACHER – DAKSHINAMURTI,
Chola Dynasty, South-India, 13th century, the God seated in 'virasana' on a pedestal with his left leg gracefully crossed, a flame and a cobra in his upper most hand and his lower right hand in a gesture of elucidation, his face in a benign expression and hair matted in an elaborate chignon.
25.9 x 16.5 in

NOTES
Viewing of this lot in Bangalore.
Registered Antiquity. Non-Exportable

GREY STONE STELE OF GODDESS LAKSHMI
South-India, 17th century
54 in H

MAGNIFICENT STONE STELE OF GAUTAM BUDDHA
North-India, c. 8th century
23. 2 x 12.4 in

Veetu Koyil or Home Temple
Tamil Nadu, south-India, c. 1800
The overall outer dimensions are 10 ft H, 6.4 ft Wide with a Depth of 4.4 ft

A VERY RARE AND FINE TEAK WOOD DOOR PANEL DEPICTING GAJALAKSHMI
Andhra Pradesh, south-India
78.7 x 19 x 4.7 in

A VERY RARE AND FINE TEAK WOOD DOOR PANEL, DEPICTING SARASWATI
Andhra Pradesh, south-India
78.7 x 19 x 4.7 in

AN EXQUISITELY CARVED PAIR OF WOODEN PANELS
Central-India, Malwa region, early 18th century, elaborately carved out of a single log of wood, these pair of door or wall panels are intricately carved with innumerable figures of warriors, dwarpals, elephants and horse warriors all interlinked and carved in a cut work relief, with bejeweled horses and armed warriors in a tapered form.
43 in H & 39 in H

PAHARI SCHOOL MINIATURE PAINTING
Early 18th century
14.1 x 11 in

A VERY RARE SWETAMBAR JAIN INVITATION SCROLL
Rajasthan, late 18th century
Natural dyes on paper pasted on loin cloth.
216 x 12 inches (17 ft x 1 ft)

A PAINTING ON CLOTH OF AN ‘OM YANTRA’ WITH JINAS
Rajasthan, 20th century
73 x 91 in

A PAINTING ON CLOTH OF ‘CHAUBIS HATH’ PADMAVATI DEVI
Rajasthan, 20th century, depicting a twenty-four handed Padmavati sitting on a lotus flower with a canopy of a hooded king cobra, encircling ‘tirthankara’ Parashvanath and with two celestial apsaras pouring nectar from the heavens.
61 x 44 in

A PAINTING ON CLOTH OF SHASTA PARASHVANATH
Rajasthan, 20th century, depicting tirthankara Parashvanath sitting on a throne in meditation form, flanked by two mermaids with half-snake bodies, as attendants holding fly whiskers on either side and two ‘apsaras’ from the heavens holding flower garlands, sitting under a canopy of a king cobra with one hundred hoods.
43 x 29 in

A PAINTING ON CLOTH OF A JAIN TIRTHANKARA
Rajasthan, 20th century, depicting the tirthankara seated in a lotus form with Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva having entered into its body and soul while in a seated meditation pose.
44 x 29 in

A PAINTING ON CLOTH OF A NINE HEADED ‘EK LINGHI PURUSH’
Rajasthan, 20th century, depicting a nine-headed ‘lokapurush’ with cosmic yantras all around with celestial attendants at its feet.
44 x 29 in

A PAINTING ON CLOTH OF PARVATI
Rajasthan, 20th century, standing over a snake, with a flower and a conch in two hands. Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva are shown as having entered her body along with Ganesha, with two elephants painted on her dress.
44 x 29 in

A PAINTING ON CLOTH OF PARASHVANATH
Rajasthan, 20th century, standing over a flower held over the head of Padmavati and flanked by two ‘apsaras’ standing over two attendants sitting on floating lotus leaves, surrounded by many lotuses, all against the backdrop of a mountain.
61 x 44 in