A MAJAPAHIT VOLCANIC TUFF HEAD OF A DEITY Java, 13th-15th century. Sculpted with full lips, a broad nose below heavy-lidded eyes, and gently arching brows, the raised coiffure smooth above the ears with floral earrings.

Provenance: From an important Italian private collection.
Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age, wear, minor losses, cracks, a drilled hole on the bottom for mounting. A larger segment at the lower right side has been reattached.

Weight: 2960 g
Dimensions: Height 19 cm

Auction result comparison: Compare with a related but smaller (16.4 cm) head in Terracotta at Bonhams San Francisco; in Fine Asian Works of Art on 10 December 2012, lot 5367, sold for USD 4,000. Also compare with a closely related but larger (29 cm) head in Terracotta sold in these rooms; in Fine Chinese Art Buddhism & Hinduism on 6 March 2021, lot 709, for EUR 2,780.