A SUPERB PARCEL-GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF USHNISHAVIJAYA

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£ 80 000
Auction dateClassic
03.11.2020 14:00UTC +01:00
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CHRISTIE'S
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United Kingdom, London
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Lot 103 | A SUPERB PARCEL-GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF USHNISHAVIJAYA
A SUPERB PARCEL-GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF USHNISHAVIJAYA

18TH CENTURY

The figure is cast seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base, wearing detachable elaborate diadems and ornate jewellery inset with colourful stones. A sash is draped over her shoulder and arms and she wears a dhoti, the hems finely incised with floral scrolls. The eight hands are held in different mudras radiating about her, and her three heads each have the third eye. There are traces of blue pigment to the hair, and her facial details are picked out in red, black and cream pigments.

14 1/8 in. (35.8 cm.) high

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