A RARE COPPER FIGURE OF A NAGARAJA

Estimated Value:

1.200 € - 1.800 €

Schätzpreis:

3.600 €

Description:

TIbet, 17./ 18.Jh.
H. 11,2 cm
Her serpent lower-body curling over the lotus-base, her right hand in the abhayamudra while the left is supporting the three-ratna emblem, wearing sari, cape draped over her shoulders, its streamers encircling her arms and its finials curling down over the base, bejewelled, her face displaying a severe expression with raised eyebrows above downcast eyes, her elongated earlobes decorated with ear-ornaments, her hair combed in a chignon and secured with a tiara, traces of pigment, resealed.
German private collection, assembled prior 2007
Minor wear

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