A bronze figure of Shiva
Nepal, 11th century
The four-armed deity seated in Rajalalitasana, wearing a short dhoti incised with flowerheads, the face-centered by a third eye, the hair in a distinctive high chignon secured by a tiara
5½ in. (13.9 cm.) high
Details
- Title : A bronze figure of Shiva
- Year : 11TH CENTURY
- Classification : Sculpture
- Medium : Bronze
- Dimension : 5½ in. (13.9 cm.) high
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Collection : Christies
- LOT : 288
- Price realised : USD 40,000
- Estimate : USD 20,000 - USD 30,000
- Provenance : Sotheby's, London, 23 November 1987, lot 92 *Collection of Guy and Marie-Hélène Weill, New York, acquired from Sotheby's, New York, 24 September 1997, lot 34