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A COPPER ALLOY SHRINE OF VISHNU
Northeastern India, Pala period, circa 12th century
Of typical iconography, standing and using each of his four limbs to
clasp a cakra, mace, lotus and conch shell, flanked on either side by
significantly smaller figures of Lakshmi and Saravati, all three raised
atop lotus blossoms and reversed by a flaming mandorla supporting a
canopy or finial, all surmounting a waisted plinth.
6 1/2in (16.5cm) high
US$8,000 - 12,000

PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE TEXAS COLLECTOR
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A PAIR OF SILVER ALLOY AND WOOD JAIN TEMPLE DOORS
Western India, circa 1900
Surmounted by tenons for attachment to a larger architectural edifice,
the exteriors adorned in guardian figures, bands of asta-mangala
emblems, and scrolling vine work all surrounding the windows fitted
with vertical spindles.
70 x 19 1/2in (177.8 x 49.5cm)
US$5,000 - 8,000
Provenance
Sotheby's, New York, 20 September 2002, lot 95

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