11th-13th century AD or later. A carved stone head of Avalokite?vara with wide-brimmed headdress decorated with tracery of foliage motifs, ears with long split lobes, columnar top-knot with facing image of Buddha; mounted on a custom-made stand. 16 kg total, 52.5cm including stand (20 3/4"). Property of an East Sussex gentleman; from his private collection formed between 1983 and 1990; formerly in a South East London collection formed in the 1970s; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no. 10528-170387.