LION STATUETTE IN BRONZE
NEPAL, TIME MALLA, XVI-XVII CENTURY
He is shown sitting on a quadrangular base, ready to pounce. His open mouth reveals his fangs. Her bulging eyes make her look fierce. His mane is curly, his tail in panache. He wears a necklace of bells around his neck.
Height: 21.5 cm. (8½ in.)
Details
- Title : A BRONZE FIGURE OF A LION
- Classification : Sculpture
- Medium : Bronze
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Period : MALLA PERIOD, 16TH/17TH CENTURY
- Collection : Christies
- LOT : 368
- Post Lot Text : A BRONZE FIGURE OF A LION NEPAL, MALLA PERIOD, 16TH/17TH CENTURY
- Price realised : EUR 6,875
- Estimate : EUR 4,000 - EUR 6,000
- Origin : Christie's Amsterdam, The Kemper Collection of Himalayan Art, 11 October 1994, lot 29 *Private collection, France *Private collection, France, acquired in April 2004 from Marcel Nies Oriental Art, Antwerp, Belgium