A Gupta terracotta head of a deity Northern India, 5th CenturyA Gupta terracotta head of a deity Northern India, 5th Centurywith full lips, heavy lidded eyes and elongated earlobes with rectangular earrings, the head surmounted by an elaborate tiara with central kirttimukha mask, mounted 25 cm. high excluding standProvenanceJulian Sherrier Collection, London, formed between early 1940s-1972.Christie's, Indian and Southeast Asian Art, 23 March 2010, lot 154.Private US collection.For another similar head sold at Christie's see The Doris Wiener Collection, New York, 20 March 2012, lot 31.