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.