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Lot Essay
This figure represents a serpent king, Nagaraja, with multi-headed cobras emerging from his headdress. His regal character is emphasized by the abundance of ornaments and richly inlaid jewelry and his graceful gesture of supplication and adoration must be considered as among the most iconic of the Densatil group.
For two related examples, in the Kronos Collection, see P. Pal, Himalayas, An Aesthetic Adventure, 2003, cat. no. 141, p. 218; and another formerly in the Mr. and Mrs. John Gilmore Ford Collection, see P. Pal, Nepal, Where the Gods Are Young, 1975, cat. no. 92.
For two related examples, in the Kronos Collection, see P. Pal, Himalayas, An Aesthetic Adventure, 2003, cat. no. 141, p. 218; and another formerly in the Mr. and Mrs. John Gilmore Ford Collection, see P. Pal, Nepal, Where the Gods Are Young, 1975, cat. no. 92.