A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF VISHNU WITH GILT-COPPER REPOUSSÉ MANDORLA
A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF VISHNU WITH GILT-COPPER REPOUSSÉ MANDORLA

NEPAL, 16TH/17TH CENTURY

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A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF VISHNU WITH GILT-COPPER REPOUSSÉ MANDORLA
NEPAL, 16TH/17TH CENTURY
Standing on a beaded lotus base with eight arms outstretched and holding various implements, wearing armlets and necklaces, his face with a benign expression surmounted by crown, backed by an openwork mandorla with an intricate floral design and twelve attendant figures
6 ½ in. (16.5 cm.) high
Provenance
The Sporer Collection, New Jersey, acquired between 1962 and 1985
Literature
Himalayan Art Resource (himalayanart.org), item no. 24062

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