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Lot 43
A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF SURYA
Estimated Value:
6.000 € - 10.000 €
Result:
24.605 € incl. Premium and VAT
Description:
Nepal, 18th c.H. 23,3 cm
Standing in samabhanga on a lotus base placed in a chariot drawn by seven hamshas, set on a stepped rectangular base, flanked by a pair of attendants and bow shooters, both hands holding stems of lotuses flowering along his shoulders, wearing dhoti, bejewelled, his face displaying a serene expression and a large flaming halo behind embossed with various divinities around the yoni and lingam emblem placed at the top, long inscription along the base and its reverse.
From an old and important German private collection, collected between 1950 and 1987, collection number BN 4 - Slightly chipped, wear, base slightly disformed
