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A PINK SANDSTONE HEAD OF A GANDHARVA, WESTERN INDIA, CIRCA 16TH CENTURY
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09月10日 下午5点 开拍 / 09月08日 下午3点 截止委托
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A PINK SANDSTONE HEAD OF A GANDHARVA, WESTERN INDIA, CIRCA 16TH CENTURY
This lot is a museum deaccession and is therefore offered without reserve

Rajasthan or Gujarat. Finely carved, the face with almond-shaped eyes, gently arched brows, smiling lips, and a slender nose adorned with a large beaded ring, flanked by elongated ears suspending tasseled floral earrings. The neatly arranged hair secured by a beaded headdress.

Provenance: Galerie Hardt (established in 1976), Radevormwald, Germany, before 2020. Acquired by the gallery’s founder Peter Hardt (b. 1946) during his extensive travels in Asia, the first of which occurred during a formative world tour in 1973. Throughout his storied career,Peter Kienzle-Hardtorganized countless exhibitions and participated in major international art fairs. He made many important contacts during this time and eventually met the Kienzle siblings, who shared his passion for Asian art and culture. A strong bond and deep friendship developed, ultimately leading to the creation of the Museum für Asiatische Kunst decades later in 2014. While the museum’s permanent exhibition predominantly comprised pieces from the Kienzle Family Collection, Peter Kienzle-Hardt supplemented it with objects from his own collection. Before his death in 2019, Horst Kienzle bequeathed his entire property to Peter and legally adopted him as his son, who has been using the name Peter Kienzle-Hardt ever since.
Labels: Galerie Hardt, inscribed ‘Kopf, Sandstein, Indien, 16. Jh‘, and priced at EUR 2,250.
Condition: Overall good condition with wear, obvious losses, signs of weathering and erosion, encrustations, small nicks, few structural cracks.

Weight: 1,516 g
Dimensions: Height 14.9 cm

Mounted on a modern metal stand. (2)

Expert’s note:
The present head is notable for its attention to detail in the depiction of jewelry. It represents a celestial being known as a gandharva. Gandharvas serve as intermediaries between gods and humans, inhabiting the divine realms. Typically portrayed as skilled dancers, musicians, and singers, gandharvas bring forth harmony, beauty, and joy into the fabric of existence. Residing in the celestial abodes of gods, their divine presence is symbolized by their depiction on the entranceways and doorjambs of ancient temples, adding a touch of celestial grace to these sacred earthly structures.

Literature comparison:
Compare a related Western Indian architectural bracket depicting a celestial musician, dated circa 16thcentury, 40.6 cm high, in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, accession number AC1995.140.1. Compare a related larger Western Indian sandstone head of a yogini or goddess, 44 cm high, dated 2nd half of the 17th century to 1st half of the 18th century, in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, accession number EA1965.41.

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拍品估价:500 - 1,000 欧元 起拍价格:250 欧元  买家佣金: 35.00%

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