BODHISATTVA BUST OF BRONZE COPPER
NEPAL, END OF XVII CENTURY
The serene face, the urna, the almond-shaped eyes, the ears adorned with curls, the hair combed in a chignon surmounted by a lotus button and crowned with a tiara encrusted with stones, base; shortages
Height: 21.5 cm. (8½ in.)
Details
- Title : A GILT-COPPER EMBOSSED BUST OF A BODHISATTVA
- Classification : Sculpture
- Medium : Gilt - Copper Embossed
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Period : LATE 17TH CENTURY
- Collection : Christies
- LOT : 355
- Post Lot Text : A GILT-COPPER EMBOSSED BUST OF A BODHISATTVA NEPAL, LATE 17TH CENTURY
- Price realised : EUR 3,500
- Estimate : EUR 3,000 - EUR 4,000
- Provenance : French private collection, acquired in Paris, 13 October 1987