A gilt-copper figure by Maheshvari

Estimated Value:

1.500 € - 2.500 €

Result:

2.201 € incl. Premium and VAT

Description:

Nepal, inscribed at the base Māheśvarī,16th century
H. 10,3 cm
This tantric form of Parvati is seated with crossed legs on the buffalo reclining on the lotus base, her four arms radiating around her body, the hands holding the prescribed attributes including skull and trishula, wearing sari, snake-ornaments, her face displaying a severe expression with open eyes below arched eyebrows, third eye at her forehead, her hair combed in a chignon and secured with a tiara, the front of the base engraved with her name.
From an important South German private collection, collected since the 1960s - Minor wear, slightly chipped

Bidding

previous lot Catalogue next lot