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9/2/2020 Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Works of Art | Sotheby's
Indian, Hi ma layan & Southeast Asian Works of Art
New York |22 Sep 2020 | 12:00 PM EDT
Lot 319
A COPPE R ALLOY FIGURE OF AN OFFERING GODDESS, NEPAL, 15TH CENTURY
Estimate: 3,000 - 4,000 USD
PROPERTY FROM A RHODE ISLAND COLLECTION
A COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF AN OFFERING GODDESS
NEPAL, 15TH CENTURY
Height 2 ½ in. (6.4 cm)
the offering goddess standing in alidhasana on a circular beaded lotus base, holding a conch shell in her left hand, wearing a
billowing sash and adorned with elaborate jewelry and crown
Himalayan Art Resources item no. 13730.
Provenance
Acquired in India, circa 1960s, thence by descent
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