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NEPAL, CIRCA 16TH CENTURY
Details
A bronze figure of Vishnu
Nepal, circa 16th century
The four-armed figure standing on a circular lotus base holding a conch and disk in his upper hands and a lotus bud and mace in his lower hands, clad in a long dhoti secured with a festooned belt, with necklaces and the upavita encircling the torso, the face serene with heavy-lidded eyes beneath sloped brows centered by a raised urna, crowned with a foliate tiara and backed by a flaming halo, some remains of gilding
4 1/8 in. (10.4 cm.) high
Nepal, circa 16th century
The four-armed figure standing on a circular lotus base holding a conch and disk in his upper hands and a lotus bud and mace in his lower hands, clad in a long dhoti secured with a festooned belt, with necklaces and the upavita encircling the torso, the face serene with heavy-lidded eyes beneath sloped brows centered by a raised urna, crowned with a foliate tiara and backed by a flaming halo, some remains of gilding
4 1/8 in. (10.4 cm.) high
Provenance
Ghigo Collection, London, acquired in London before 2000