G760.14 A SANDSTONE HEAD OF VISHNU


Sculpture

G760.14 A SANDSTONE HEAD OF VISHNU

NORTHERN INDIA

PROBABLY UTTAR PRADESH

10TH – 11TH CENTURY

H. 17 CMS, 6 ½ INS

A carved sandstone head of Vishnu with a gentle smile, heavy earrings and a tall crown decorated with foliate and lotus motifs.

For a related, complete stele of Vishnu, see pp. 24-25 in Krannert Art Museum: Selected Works. Champaign, Illinois: Krannert Art Museum, 2008.

Provenance: Private English Collection.

Acquired during the family’s long service in India between 1946 and 1967.