A RARE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF VIGHNANTAKA

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24.09.2020 09:30UTC -04:00
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Lot 942 | A RARE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF VIGHNANTAKA
A RARE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF VIGHNANTAKA

NEPAL, DATED BY INSCRIPTION TO NEPAL SAMVAT 417 (1297)

Striding in alidhasana on a prostrate figure of Ganapati holding a vajra and ghanta in his primary hands, clad in an elephant skin and adorned with snakes and various jewelry, the four faces centered by a third eye, the hair arranged in a wide chignon from which emerges the head of a snake, with an inscription at the back of the lotus base

4 1/8in. (10.5 cm.) high

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