A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF SARASWATI
NEPAL, 17TH CENTURY
The goddess of music and the arts seated in Lalitasana over a lotus base holding an instrument in her lower hands, her upper hands raised and holding a mala and a book, wearing beaded necklaces and a tiara
4 1/3 in. (11 cm.) high
Details
- Title : A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF SARASWATI
- Year : 17TH CENTURY
- Classification : Sculpture
- Medium : Gilt Bronze
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Collection : Christies
- LOT : 44
- Lot Essay : Saraswati, the "one with the lovely voice," is the goddess of music, literature, poetry and wisdom. She is a part of the trinity of Saraswati, Lakshmi and Parvati. All the three forms help the trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva to create, maintain and regenerate the universe respectively.
- Price realised : USD 18,750
- Estimate : USD 6,000 - USD 8,000
- Provenance : The Sporer Collection, New Jersey, acquired by 4 March 1973