A RARE BRONZE FIGURE OF SRIKANTHA AND GUHAYAKALI

Estimated Value:

3.000 € - 5.000 €

Result:

7.122 € incl. Premium and VAT

Description:

Nepal, late 17th c.
H. 22,5 cm
Standing in dancing posture on two divinities reclining on the lotus base with to the front the bull and lion, embracing with his principle arms his consort, the other eight radiating around his body, wearing apron, mala’s of severed heads and skulls, his five faces showing various expressions, his partner Parvati with six pair of arms, her principle hands holding karttrika and kapala and the others with various attributes.
From an old and important German private collection, collected between 1950 and 1987, collection number BT 23
Published: U. Toyka-Fuong, Die Kultplastiken der Sammlung S. ,1994 (private print) - Minor traces of age, slightly chipped, attributes partly lost

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