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Lot 673
A BRONZE PLAQUE WITH DEPICTION OF A SHAIVITE DEITY
Estimated Value:
200 € - 300 €
Result:
incl. Premium and VAT
Description:
North India, 19th cent.23,2 x 15 x 3,2 cm
The rectangular plaque cast with the deity standing on a plinth, his four hands holding attributes, wearing dhoti, bejewelled, his face displaying a severe expression, five-headed snake canopy above, flanked by a pair of minute worshippers and the upper register with the reclining bull and the yoni supporting the lingam emblem
From the collection of the diplomat Dr Willi Albert Ritter (1915 - 2000), collected in the diplomatic service in Asia until 1980 - Partly minor damages due to age
