Lot 761
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A rare and unusual bronze figure of a four-armed deity
PROPERTY FROM AN ASIAN COLLECTION
A rare and unusual bronze figure of a four-armed deity

SOUTH INDIA, 16TH CENTURY

Details
A rare and unusual bronze figure of a four-armed deity
South India, 16th century
The deity standing on a circular plinth, clad in a loincloth, his four arms held around him, the face with large eyes and pierced ears, wearing a conical headdress topped with a finial, a small lotus halo on the back, with a rich deep brown patina overall
16½ in. (42 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired in the 1990s

Lot Essay

This is a remarkable bronze for which there are no direct comparables. The arms and hands combine to form a striking sense of movement, balanced against the high cylindrical headdress pronouncing the vertical axis.

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