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A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF VISHNU A BRONZE FIGURE OF SHRIDEVI
NEPAL, 17TH/18TH CENTURY TIBET, 16TH/17TH CENTURY

The four-armed fgure standing on a circular lotus base holding The four-armed goddess seated in maharajalilasana atop her mule
various ritual implements in his four hands, clad in a long dhoti mount, holding a kapala in her lower left hand and gripping her
secured with a festooned belt, adorned with a necklace and sash, the elephant skin with her upper hands, wearing beaded jewelry and
face serene with heavy-lidded eyes beneath sloped brows, crowned necklaces, her face in a wrathful countenance with bulging eyes and
with a foliate tiara and backed by coiled snakes bared teeth, surmounted by a skull and jeweled crown
5¿ in. (13 cm.) high 6¬ in. (17 cm.) high

$3,000-5,000 $8,000-12,000

PROVENANCE: PROVENANCE:

The Sporer Collection, New Jersey, acquired between 1962 and 1985 The Sporer Collection, New Jersey, acquired by 4 March 1973

PUBLISHED: PUBLISHED:

Himalayan Art Resource (himalayanart.org), item no. 24066 Himalayan Art Resource (himalayanart.org), item no. 24067

The depiction of Vishnu framed by intertwined coils and topped with a
hood of snake heads is found in Buddhist, Hindu and Jain images. Compare
with a fgure from the Norton Simon Museum (see P. Pal, Art from the

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