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NEPAL, 7TH/8TH CENTURY
Details
An early and rare bronze figure of Vasudhara
Nepal, 7th/8th century
Seated in lalitasana on a low cushion over a lion throne, with her right hand lowered in varadamudra and holding a jewel and book in the others, clad in a dhoti with voluminous folds and adorned with a simple necklace hanging between the breasts, the face with full lips and heavy-lidded eyes flanked by large earrings and surmounted by a foliate tiara, the hair in two large buns at the back of the head
5½ in. (13.8 cm.) high
Nepal, 7th/8th century
Seated in lalitasana on a low cushion over a lion throne, with her right hand lowered in varadamudra and holding a jewel and book in the others, clad in a dhoti with voluminous folds and adorned with a simple necklace hanging between the breasts, the face with full lips and heavy-lidded eyes flanked by large earrings and surmounted by a foliate tiara, the hair in two large buns at the back of the head
5½ in. (13.8 cm.) high
Provenance
Estate of Mr. Fong Chow, New York, acquired by 1971
Literature
F. Chow, Arts from the Rooftop of Asia: Tibet, Nepal, Kashmir, 1971, cat. no. 9
Himalayan Art Resources (himalayanart.org), item no. 30585
Himalayan Art Resources (himalayanart.org), item no. 30585
Exhibited
Arts from the Rooftop of Asia: Tibet, Nepal, Kashmir, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 22 April - 7 September 1971, cat. no. 9 (L.1971.9.5)
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