Indra seated in lalitasana with his right hand raised in vitarkamudra dressed in a short dhoti and adorned with various jewellery, the face with aquiline nose and downcast eyes surmounted by a tall crown with the hair arranged in a tall chignon, Indrani seated on his knee with her left hand raised inabhayamudra. richly adorned with armlets, necklaces, and large hoop earrings, the face with bow-shaped mouth and elongated eyes centred by a raised urna and surmounted by a foliate tiara
7¼ in. (18.4 cm.) high
Details
- Title : A gilt copper figure of Indra and Indrani
- Classification : Sculpture
- Medium : Gilt - Copper
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Period : 14TH CENTURY
- Collection : Christies
- LOT : 295
- Price realised : USD 117,750
- Estimate : USD 60,000 - USD 80,000
- Provenance : Collection of Mr. Fong Chow, by 1971 *On loan to The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1971 (L.19.71.9.3) *Pan-Asia Gallery, New York, 8 November 1988 *Private collection, Europe
- Literature : F. Chow, Arts from the Rooftop of Asia: Tibet, Nepal, Kashmir, 1971, cat. no. 13
- Exhibited : Arts from the Rooftop of Asia: Tibet, Nepal, Kashmir, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 22 April - 7 September 1971, cat. no. 13 (L.1971.9.3)