SADAKSHARILOKESHVARA STATUETTE IN GOLDEN BRONZE
NEPAL, XV CENTURY
He is represented sitting in Vajrasana on a lotiform base. His main hands are in Anjali mudra, the other two in Vitarkamudra or holding the lotus. He is dressed in a pleated dhoti, adorned with jewels encrusted with turquoises. His serene face is girded with an elaborate tiara; unsealed
Height: 11.5 cm. (4½ in.)
Details
- Title : A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF SADAKSHARILOKESHVARA
- Classification : Sculpture
- Medium : Gilt Bronze
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Period : 15TH CENTURY
- Collection : Christies
- LOT : 172
- Post Lot Text : A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF SADAKSHARILOKESHVARA NEPAL, 15TH CENTURY
- Price realised : EUR 6,875
- Estimate : EUR 5,000 - EUR 7,000
- Provenance : Property from an important private American collection
- Exhibited : 'Journey to Tibet', Lotusland, Montecito, California, 26 July 1998