A copper figure of Kumara
Nepal, 7th Century
Seated with an offering in one hand and the other around his peacock who has proudly spread his tail feathers
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) high
Details
- Title : A copper figure of Kumara
- Classification : Sculpture
- Medium : Copper
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Period : 7th Century
- Collection : Christies
- LOT : 91
- Price realised : USD 3,500
- Estimate : USD 1,000 - USD 1,500
- Provenance : The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago, acquired before 1996
- Literature : Pratapaditya Pal, A Collecting Odyssey: Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Art from the James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, 1997, p. 64 and 288, cat. no. 75
- Exhibited : On loan to Art Institute of Chicago since 1996