AVALOKITESHVARA 
Black stone
India, 11th - 12th century, Pala period
Height: 28.5 inches (72.4 cm.)

AVALOKITESHVARA (detail) 
Black stone
India, 11th - 12th century, Pala period
Height: 28.5 inches (72.4 cm.)

AVALOKITESHVARA (detail) 
Black stone
India, 11th - 12th century, Pala period
Height: 28.5 inches (72.4 cm.)

NARASIMHA
Terracotta
Eastern India or Bangladesh, Gupta period, 5th century AD
Height: 14 inches (35.5 cm)

VISHNU NARAYANA 
Ivory
Vajayangar, 16th century
Height: 6.75 inches (17.1 cm)

GAJALAXMI
Black stone
India, Kashmir, 9th century
Height: 10 3/4 inches (27.2 cm.); Width: 8 1/8 inches (20.6 cm.)

TORSO 
Sandstone
Pre-Angkor period, 6th century AD
Height: 21 inches (53.3 cm.)

REPOUSSE PLAQUE
Gilt copper
Nepal; 14-15th century
Height: 9 3/4" (24.8 cm); Width: 10 3/4" (27.3 cm)

STANDING VISHNU
Polished tan sandstone
Khmer, Banteay Srei style, Late 10th - early 11th century
Height: 15" (38 cm)

COURT MUSICIAN 
Ivory with traces of polychrome
India, 18th century
Height: 14 inches (35.6 cm)

LADY PEAKING THROUGH A VEIL
Ink on paper
India, Bundi
Circa 1800

UMA
Sandstone
Khmer, Baphuon period, 11th century 
Height: 17 inches

COURT MUSICIAN 
Ivory with traces of polychrome
India, 18th century
Height: 14 inches (35.6 cm)

AMBIKA
Brown sandstone
India, 9th century
Height: 56 inches (142 cm)

NIGHT SCENE OF NOBLES VISITING A FEMALE ASCETIC
Opaque pigments and gold on paper
North India, Mughal, 1st quarter of the 18th century
Height: 11 inches, Width: 7 3/8 inches

STANDING BUDDHA 
Bronze
Pre-Angkor period, Angkor Borei, Late 6th— Early 7th century
Height: 12 ½ inches (31.8 cm.)

AYANAR
Granite
South India, transitional Pandya/Chola period, 9th-10th century
Height: 27 inches (68.6 cm.)

DEVOTIONAL CROWNS
Gold and silver with semi-precious stones, colored glass, and pearls
India, Tamil Nadu , 19th century
(left) Height: 5 inches (12.7 cm.); (right) Height: 4 inches (10 cm.)

BUDDHA
Gray schist
Ancient Gandhara region, Kushan period, 2nd–3rd century AD
Height: 36 inches (95.1 cm.)

DURGA SLAYING THE BUFFALO DEMON
Pigment on paper
India, Rajasthan, Early 19th century
Height: 13 inches (33 cm); Width: 10 inches (25.4 cm)

HEAD OF THE BUDDHA
Green Limestone
India, Andhra Pradesh, Nagarjunakonda, 2nd century AD
Height: 10 ½ inches (26.7 cm.)

HEAD OF A WOMAN
Terracotta
Eastern India, 5th century AD
Height: 9.5 inches (24.1 cm)

VISHNU VIKUNTHA
Black Stone
India, Kashmir
8th-9th century

STUPA
Bronze
Thailand, Lopburi, 12th century
Height: 24 ¼ inches (61.7 cm.)

Indian and Southeast Asian Sculpture, Jewelry, and Works on Paper

March 16 – 24, 2011

NEW YORK, NY, March 10, 2011—

A selection of rare objects, from monumental stone sculpture to delicately painted Indian miniatures will be on display at 39 East 78th Street, suite 603, New York, NY 10023

 

Highlights include:

• An outstanding 11th century stone stele depicting Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of compassion from Bihar, India.

• An evocative early 18th century Mughal painting depicting Noble visitors paying homage to a female ascetic. 

• A powerful 5th century terra cotta of the Lion headed avatar of Vishnu, Narashimha. 

• A superbly carved 6th century torso of a male deity from the Mekong Delta.

• A lively 18th century Ivory depicting a female Tabla (drum) player. 

 

NANCY WIENER exhibiting at 
Trezza
39 East 78th Street, suite 603 
March 16—24. 
Gallery hours: 11AM—7PM and by appointment 
OPEN HOUSE:  March 16th, 1—8:30.

 

Artworks from the NANCY WIENER Gallery can be seen in the collections of major museums including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Asia Society, the Los Angeles County Museum, the National Gallery of Australia, and the Asian Civilizations Museum in Singapore, as well as numerous important private collections throughout the world.  

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