NEPAL, CIRCA 13TH CENTURY

Details

A Bronze Figure of Kubera
Nepal, circa 13th Century
The pot-bellied wealth deity finely modeled seated on a lotus with beaded rim, his foot resting on an overturned vase of plenty, holding a mongoose
3½ in. (8.9 cm.) high

Provenance

Collection of Prince and Princess Aschwin zur Lippe-Biesterfeld, acquired in 1958.

Literature

S. Kramrisch, The Art of Nepal, New York, 1964, p. 133, cat. no. 27.

Exhibited

New York, Asia House Gallery, The Art of Nepal, 1964, no. 27.