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THB10th C. Indian Sandstone Relief of a Vyala or Yali
Lot 58
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Artemis Fine Arts
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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South Asia, Central India, ca. 10th to 12th century CE. An exceptional sandstone relief depicting a rampant mythical creature known as a vyala or yali, featuring the body of a lion and a chimeric head, usually, as is here, a horned lion head. Depicted rearing upwards on one hind leg, the fierce beast displays a powerfully curved chest, bulging eyes, and bared teeth. A beaded collar encircles the neck, sitting just above a layered, stylized mane, as his tail curls between his legs, the end of which is a flame-like element indicating his ferocity. Originally part of the sculptural decoration of a Hindu temple in either northwest or central India, this vyala would have functioned as a guardian figure for the temple entrance and served as an element of protection. Size: 5.5" L x 10.8" W x 27.8" H (14 cm x 27.4 cm x 70.6 cm); 30.8" H (78.2 cm) on included custom stand.
These figures are the most common feature on Indian temple architecture and usually act as a bracket set into recesses on the exterior walls between figures of the gods, celestial couples and nymphs, and supporting an overhanging cornice. The lion is a solar symbol and also a sign of royalty and power and the vyala is an image of the force of nature. Though the vyala is sometimes also called a sardula, the sardula typically has the head of another creature, such as an elephant or tiger.
A similar, though slightly more petite (23" high), sandstone vyala hammered $23,750 (now equivalent to $28,798.29) at Christie's New York on September 24, 2020 (lot 969, live auction 19039 "Sacred and Imperial: The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection Part II").
Provenance: private Pasadena, California, USA collection; ex-private Los Angeles, California, USA estate collection, formed between 1970 and 2000
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#191559Fragment as shown with some restoration to part of right leg with chipping and loss to top of horns. Age-expected abrasions and weathering as shown. Loosening and peeling to metal plaques on custom wooden stand. Otherwise, excellent presentation with good remaining detail and light earthen deposits throughout.Condition
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