Bidspirit auction | Spectacular and Rare Life-Size Torso

Spectacular and Rare Life-Size Torso of Goddess Shiva, Afghanistan / Northern India 7th to 10th Century - Natural stone. Good condition, with steel pedestal. Dimensions: 95 x 30 cm. Very similar to the one kept in the Guimet Museum, Paris. Reference bibliography: Pratapaditya Pal, Bulletin of the Asia Institute, New Series Vol. 21 (2007), pp. 25-33 (Evidence of Jainism in Afghanistan and Kashmir in Ancient Times, Pratapaditya Pal, Bulletin of the Asia Institute, New Series, Vol. 21 (2007), pp. 25-33)]. Provenance: Property of an important European private collection.