A GILT BRONZE MANDORLA
NEPAL, 18TH CENTURY
The top register of the openwork Mandorla worked with addorsed Makaras on either side with scrolling tails, rising up to support a central top image of Garuda flanked by flying figures over snakes, the bottom register with bodhisattvas and a griffin over an elephant, all within a border of floral roundels
16 ¾ in. (42.5 cm.) high
Details
- Title : A GILT BRONZE MANDORLA
- Year : 18TH CENTURY
- Classification : Sculpture
- Medium : Gilt Bronze
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Collection : Christies
- LOT : 56
- Price realised : USD 5,625
- Estimate : USD 5,000 - USD 7,000
- Provenance : The Sporer Collection, New Jersey, acquired between 1962 and 1985