The boar-faced goddess seated on the back of a buffalo over a lotus base, holding a chopper, skull cup, hook, and khatvanga with her middle hands in the gestures of generosity and protection, adorned with various jewelry and wearing a foliate tiara, backed by an aureole with flaming border with two diminutive flowers in the upper left and right corner.
Details
- Title : A small painting of Varahi
- Classification : Painting
- Medium : Opaque pigments and gold on textile
- Dimension : 8¾ x 5½ in. (22.2 x 13.9 cm.)
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Period : 14th century
- Collection : Christies
- LOT : 135
- Price realised : USD 27,500
- Estimate : USD 3,000 - USD 5,000
- Provenance : Spink and Son, Ltd., London *Doris Wiener Gallery, New York, 1985