A COPPER DAKINI AND COPPER REPOUSSÉ DURGA PLAQUE NEPAL, 16TH CENTURY
the plaque with multi-armed Durga at center holding a variety of weapons, standing in fierce Alidhasana atop a lotus throne and the buffalo demon; the Dakini with resplendent jewelry, holding a Katrika in the raised right hand and a kapala in the left hand, with a Khatvanga in the crook of the left elbow (2)
Height 7 3/4 in., 19.7 cm and 4 in., 10.2 cm
Details
- Title : A COPPER DAKINI AND COPPER REPOUSSÉ DURGA PLAQUE NEPAL, 16TH CENTURY
- Year : 16TH CENTURY
- Classification : Sculpture
- Medium : Copper and Copper Repousse
- Dimension : Height 7 3/4 in., 19.7 cm and 4 in., 10.2 cm
- Accession No : LOT 1195
- Country/ Geo-location : NEPAL
- Collection : Sotheby’s
- Acquisition Method : PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF DR. JOHN MANN SOLD TO BENEFIT THE CENTER OF SPIRITUAL AWAKENING
- Status : SOLD AT: SATURDAY AT SOTHEBY’S: ASIAN ART 18 MARCH 2017 | 10:00 AM EDT NEW YORK
- ESTIMATE : 1,500 — 2,500USD
- LOT SOLD : 1,875 USD
- PROVENANCE : Rudi Oriental Arts, New York City, 1960s.