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Lingas i. gold ii. gold, silver and copper alloy Mon, Dvaravati Period
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
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Description
- Lingas
- i. gold
ii. gold, silver and copper alloy - i. Height: 3 1/4 in (8.3 cm) ii. Height: 1 3/16 in (3 cm) Weights 242.58 grams and 21.30 grams
i. A gold linga in the shape of a single shaft incised with phallic markings.
ii. A linga in three sections, a copper alloy square base, a silver octagonal central section and a gold round top incised with phallic markings, symbolising Brahma (earth), Vishnu (kingly power) and Shiva (divinity).
ii. A linga in three sections, a copper alloy square base, a silver octagonal central section and a gold round top incised with phallic markings, symbolising Brahma (earth), Vishnu (kingly power) and Shiva (divinity).
Provenance
J. J. Klejman, New York.
Catalogue Note
Compare to a Pre-Angkor linga published Ibbitson Jessup, H. and Zephir, T.; Sculpture of Angkor and Ancient Cambodia; Millennium of Glory, New York, 1997, pp. 176-177, fig. 23.