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INDIA, MATHURA, KUSHAN PERIOD, 2ND CENTURY
Details
A mottled red sandstone relief
India, Mathura, Kushan period, 2nd century
Very finely carved with a male and female in struggle at center, he dressed in a dhoti secured with a sash and adorned with foliate earrings, grabbing the arms of the central female who wears a link belt and pendant sash, flanked by two female attendants, including one at right with her hand raised to her mouth and holding a palm leaf
27½ in. (69.8 cm.) high
India, Mathura, Kushan period, 2nd century
Very finely carved with a male and female in struggle at center, he dressed in a dhoti secured with a sash and adorned with foliate earrings, grabbing the arms of the central female who wears a link belt and pendant sash, flanked by two female attendants, including one at right with her hand raised to her mouth and holding a palm leaf
27½ in. (69.8 cm.) high
Provenance
Private Collection, London
Doris Wiener Gallery, New York, acquired 1992-94
Doris Wiener Gallery, New York, acquired 1992-94
Literature
D. Stadtner, "'The Little Clay Cart' in Early Mathura," Orientations, January 1996, p. 43
Exhibited
International Fine Art and Antique Dealers Fair, New York, 1996
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