A bronze stupa

Description:

Nepal, 17th/18th cent.
H. 23,3 cm
The square base is standing on four legs, cast to each side with a multi-armed bodhisattva, surmounted by a lotus base placed on a snake with his head raised, supporting a square niche depicting the four tathagatas Amitabha, Ratnasambhava, Akshyobhya and Amogasiddha, surmounted by the domed container to continue into the harmika set with the thirteen umbrellas
From the estate of the Helmut Ploog Collection (1940-2024), collected from 1965 onwards. Collection card with the note Galerie Asboth Vienna, 18000 Österreichische Schilling, Nepal, 16th century and note from Peter ...bought for DM 1000, thus acquired before 2001 - Traces of age.