Post Gupta style. This figure reveals an exquisitely beautiful carving of Lord Vishnu exuding a delicate and spiritual touch. This sculpture fragment is of the upper body with the head remaining with a proportion of his right arm and lower legs missing. The detail of the sculpture is incredible with Lord Vishnu's robe, jewelry, and headgear replete with the small carving of Lord Buddha himself on his crown. Lord Vishnu's eyes are downcast and heavy-lidded, while the nose aquiline and the eyes full exuding the Hellenistic touch that was carried over from the unrivaled Golden Era of the Gupta Period into the Kushan Empire and onto the end of the 8th-9th centuries. Dimensions: 17" H + base. Provenance: Tanayavaidye Incredible Art, 2007 acquired by Dr. Henry Cherrick, a professor and dean at UCLA School of dentistry who pioneered government programs promoting dental care in HIV/AIDs patients. He was an avid collector of fine art and antiquities and died at the age of 84 in 2023. Original documents included.

Highpoint wear, surface abrasions throughout