A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF VISHNU WITH GILT-COPPER REPOUSSÉ MANDORLA
NEPAL, 16TH/17TH CENTURY
Standing on a beaded lotus base with eight arms outstretched and holding various implements, wearing armlets and necklaces, his face with a benign expression surmounted by a crown, backed by an openwork Mandorla with an intricate floral design and twelve attendant figures
6 ½ in. (16.5 cm.) high
Details
- Title : A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF VISHNU WITH GILT-COPPER REPOUSSÉ MANDORLA
- Year : 16TH/17TH CENTURY
- Classification : Sculpture
- Medium : Gilt Bronze
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Collection : Christies
- LOT : 48
- Price realised : USD 8,750
- Estimate : USD 8,000 - USD 12,000
- Provenance : The Sporer Collection, New Jersey, acquired between 1962 and 1985