STATUETTE OF PADMASAMBHAVA IN GOLDEN BRONZE
NEPAL, KHASAMALLA, XV-XVI CENTURY
He is represented sitting in vajrasana on a lotiform pedestal. His hands hold the vajra and the kapala, a kathvanga placed in his arms. He is wearing a coat, his face stern. He wears the cap specific to his order; resealed.
Height: 14.2 cm. (5½ in.)
Details
- Title : A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF PADMASAMBHAVA
- Classification : Sculpture
- Medium : Gilt Bronze
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Period : 15TH/16TH CENTURY
- Collection : Christies
- LOT : 71
- Post Lot Text : A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF PADMASAMBHAVA NEPAL, KHASAMALLA, 15TH/16TH CENTURY
- Price realised : EUR 6,875
- Estimate : EUR 5,500 - EUR 6,500
- Provenance : Private collection, France, acquired in 1998