A Small Gilt Bronze Figure of Indra
Nepal, circa 15th Century
Very finely cast seated in ‘Royal Ease’ with his right arm resting on his knee in a relaxed pose, with two lotus stalks rising to his shoulders supporting a Vajra and flaming scrollwork, wearing a short diaphanous dhoti, beaded necklaces and a tiara with inlaid turquoise and incised scrollwork, his face gently modeled in a serene expression with delicately incised third eye, downcast eyes and mouth set in a slight smile, the headdress and lotus stalks on the reverse with remains of red pigment
3 5/8 in. (9.5 cm.) high
Details
- Title : A Small Gilt Bronze Figure of Indra
- Classification : Sculpture
- Medium : Gilt Bronze
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Period : circa 15th Century
- Collection : Christies
- LOT : 50
- Lot Essay : This very elegantly and intricately modelled bronze is characteristic for the Nepali representation of Indra, seated in the graceful pose of 'Royal Ease' with his principal attribute of the thunderbolt supported by a lotus flower, bearing a crescent shaped crown, and with the 'third eye' incised on the forehead; compare to another bronze of Indra from the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, in P. Pal, Art of Nepal, 1985, cat. no. S42, p. 119.
- Price realised : USD 14,100
- Estimate : USD 15,000 - USD 20,000
- Provenance : Pan-Asian Collection