A gilt bronze figure of Vasudhara, Nepal, 17th century
(3)Estimate $4,000 – $5,000
the six armed deity seated in lalitasana on a pierced lotus base, the hands holding various attributes, now partly missing, dressed in a dhoti, jewellery and a tiara surrounding the tall chignon, a flammiform mandorla rising behind the head, a free standing mandorla surmounted by a kirtimukha and flanked by two geese set on a wood stand
(3)
figure 7.5 cm high, mandorla 10.5 cm high
- Lot Sold $9,500 (Hammer Price)
- $11,590 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Condition Report
Some wear to gilding. The upper right hand missing an attribute. No base plate. The separate mandorla fixed to the wood base and has a horizontal crack approx 0.5cm just below the bird to the right. Otherwise generally good condition.
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