The two guardians are represented under a tree standing on lotiform bases adorned with worshipers. One of the guards holds the snake, the other a spear.
Details
- Title : PAIR OF SCULPTED WOODEN UPRIGHTS REPRESENTING GUARDIANS
- Classification : Sculpture
- Medium : Wood
- Dimension : Height: 97 cm. (38 ¼ in.); plinths
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Period : 17TH-18TH CENTURY
- Collection : Christies
- LOT : 154
- Post Lot Text : A PAIR OF WOOD STRUTS DEPICTING GARDIANS NEPAL, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
- Price realised : EUR 8,125
- Estimate : EUR 5,000 - EUR 7,000
- Origin : Private Belgian collection, acquired in the late 1980s.