A GILT-COPPER REPOUSSÉ PLAQUE DEPICTING VISHNU Nepal, circa 16th century
Vishnu seated cross-legged on a lotus throne within a flaming aureole, the proper right hands holding a mace and a lotus bud, the proper left hands holding a chakra and a conch shell, with Garuda at lower right and a snake at lower left
Height 8 1/4 in., 21 cm
Height 8 1/4 in., 21 cm
Details
- Title : A GILT-COPPER REPOUSSÉ PLAQUE DEPICTING VISHNU
- Year : circa 16th century
- Classification : Sculpture
- Medium : Gilt Copper Repousse
- Dimension : Height 8 1/4 in., 21 cm
- Accession No : LOT 1633
- Country/ Geo-location : NEPAL
- Collection : Sotheby’s
- Acquisition Method : PROPERTY FROM A WASHINGTON D.C. FAMILY COLLECTION
- Status : AT: SATURDAY AT SOTHEBY'S: ASIAN ART 24 MARCH 2018 | 10:00 AM EDT NEW YORK
- ESTIMATE : 3,000 — 5,000 USD
- PROVENANCE : Acquired in Nepal, 1972.