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Property from the Collection of Dorothy and Frank Neustatter
A Bronze Figure of Padmapani
NEPAL, 13TH/14TH CENTURY
Details
A Bronze Figure of Padmapani
Nepal, 13th/14th Century
Very finely cast standing in tribhanga holding a lotus stalk and with the right hand lowered in the gesture of compassion, wearing a long flowing dhoti secured with a billowing sash, a beaded 'magic thread' and foliate tiara, the face slightly tilted in a benign expression, with a smooth deep brown patina overall and traces of gilding on the reverse
12¾ in. (32.3 cm.) high
Nepal, 13th/14th Century
Very finely cast standing in tribhanga holding a lotus stalk and with the right hand lowered in the gesture of compassion, wearing a long flowing dhoti secured with a billowing sash, a beaded 'magic thread' and foliate tiara, the face slightly tilted in a benign expression, with a smooth deep brown patina overall and traces of gilding on the reverse
12¾ in. (32.3 cm.) high
Provenance
William H. Wolff, New York, acquired on 2 September 1972 ($2,000)