A copper figure of Indra
Nepal, 14th/15th century
Seated in Royal Ease, wearing a tight dhoti and ornate jewellery inlaid with hardstones, the serene face with three elongated eyes, arched brows and full lips, surmounted by a chignon secured with a tall headdress centred by a winged figure, flanked on one side by a lotus supporting a vajra
10¾ in. (27.2 cm.) high
Details
- Title : A copper figure of Indra
- Classification : Sculpture
- Medium : Copper
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Period : 14th/15th century
- Collection : Christies
- LOT : 75
- Lot Essay : This very elegantly and intricately modeled bronze is characteristic for the Nepalese 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, p.119, cat. no. S42.
- Price realised : USD 122,500
- Estimate : USD 100,000 - USD 150,000