Indian and Himalayan Art, including Masterpieces from the Nyingjei Lam Collection
Indian and Himalayan Art, including Masterpieces from the Nyingjei Lam Collection
Property from a European Private Collection
Auction Closed
March 21, 04:25 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
A copper alloy figure of Durga
Nepal, 18th century
Height 6 in., 15.2 cm
Sotheby's New York, 17th March 1988, lot 223.
Uppsala Auktions Kammare, 17th June 2016, lot 1231.
The multi-armed goddess standing with her right foot on her lion, the left treading on the body of a decapitated buffalo demon from which the asura emerges, with eighteen arms, most holding attributes, and wearing a long dhoti, scarf, and jewelry