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Lot 58
A PART-GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF SAMVARA
Estimated Value:
3.000 € - 5.000 €
Result:
12.302 € incl. Premium and VAT
Description:
Nepal, 18th/ 19th c.H. 26 cm
Standing in pratyalidhasana on divinities reclining on the lotus base, his principle arms embracing his consort, the hands missing the attributes, the other arms radiating around his body with the hands holding the specific attributes, naked apart from an elephant-skin draped around his shoulders, scarf, mala of severed heads, bejewelled, his head consisting of four faces displaying severe expressions, his hair combed in a chignon decorated with half-moon and sun emblems and his partner holding karttrika and kapala, traces of gilding, a lengthy inscription at the base.
Important German private collection of Tibetan art, acquired from the collection of Helmut Uhlig (1922 - 1997) in the 1980s - Wear, slightly chipped, very small repairs
