TÊTE DE HARIHARA EN GRÈS BEIGEINDE DU NORD, ÉPOQUE POST-GUPTA, VERS VIIIE SIÈCLE26.5 cm (10 3/8 in.) highProvenance: A BUFF SANDSTONE HEAD OF HARIHARANORTH INDIA, POST-GUPTA PERIOD, CIRCA 8TH CENTURY印度北部 後笈多時期 約八世紀 砂岩訶里訶羅首Provenance:With Claude de Marteau, Brussels, by 1970sDespite the full third-eye in his forehead, the identification of Harihara, thebined form of Shiva and Vishnu, is evident from the matted locks of hair representing Shiva on the right side and the faceted miter of Vishnu depicted on the left side. Continuing in the style of Gupta period sculpture, the face is rounded with a broad nose and plump lips. The elaborate central crown leaf supports a large ovoid jewel held in place with a band depicting rows of pearls.pare with an image of Kubera from Uttar Pradesh in the Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena (Pal,Art from the Indian Subcontinent, 1988, p. 25, fig. 6), and a head of Shiva sold at Christie's, Amsterdam, 19 November 1997, lot 29.