COPPER STEEL PUSHED GOLDEN
NEPAL, END OF THE XVI CENTURY
It represents a dancing deity, resting on a lotiform base and surrounded by a halo of flames. Dressed in a dhoti, she is adorned with jewels and scarves.
Height: 26 cm. (10¼ in.)
Details
- Title : A PARCEL RED-LACQUERED GILT-COPPER EMBOSSED PLAQUE DEPICTING A DANCING DIVINITY
- Classification : Sculpture
- Medium : Copper Steel
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Period : LATE 16TH CENTURY
- Collection : Christies
- LOT : 68
- Post Lot Text : A PARCEL RED-LACQUERED GILT-COPPER EMBOSSED PLAQUE DEPICTING A DANCING DIVINITY NEPAL, LATE 16TH CENTURY
- Price realised : EUR 2,375
- Estimate : EUR 1,800 - EUR 2,200
- Provenance : Private collection, France, acquired in 1994