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NEPAL, CIRCA 18TH CENTURY
Details
A gilt bronze figure of Kali
Nepal, circa 18th century
Seated in lalitasana on a prostrate figure over a raised lotus base, the six hands radiating around her holding the shield, trident, kapala, dhamaru, and sword, wearing a long dhoti, anklets, beaded necklaces, and disk-shaped earrings, the face with open eyes beneath arched brows, the jatas piled in a high chignon parted at the back and secured with a foliate tiara, backed by a flaming halo
5¾ in. (14.5 cm.) high
Nepal, circa 18th century
Seated in lalitasana on a prostrate figure over a raised lotus base, the six hands radiating around her holding the shield, trident, kapala, dhamaru, and sword, wearing a long dhoti, anklets, beaded necklaces, and disk-shaped earrings, the face with open eyes beneath arched brows, the jatas piled in a high chignon parted at the back and secured with a foliate tiara, backed by a flaming halo
5¾ in. (14.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Ghigo Collection, London, acquired from Sotheby's, London, 23 June 1980, lot 6
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