Small statuette of Uma-Maheshvara in gilded copper alloy Nepal, ca. XVI E -XVII E century
A GILT COPPER-ALLOY GROUP OF UMA-MAHESHVARA, NEPAL, CA. 16TH / 17TH CENTURY
figuring Shiva haloed sitting on a lotus base, his wife Parvati sitting on his knee, both richly adorned with jewellery and crowned
10 cm, 3 7/8 in.
10 cm, 3 7/8 in.
Details
- Title : A GILT COPPER-ALLOY GROUP OF UMA-MAHESHVARA
- Year : CA. 16TH / 17TH CENTURY
- Classification : Sculpture
- Medium : Gilt - Copper Alloy
- Accession No : LOT 57
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Collection : Sotheby’s
- Status : SPECIAL COLLECTION SWITZERLAND
- ESTIMATE : 3,000 - 5,000 EUR
- ORIGIN : Acquired in Paris in the early 1970s by the current owner. *With certificate by Jean-Claude Moreau-Gobard, 18th December 1971.