A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF SARASWATI

NEPAL, 17TH CENTURY

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A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF SARASWATI
NEPAL, 17TH CENTURY
The goddess of music and the arts seated in lalitasana over a lotus base holding an instrument in her lower hands, her upper hands raised and holding a mala and a book, wearing beaded necklaces and a tiara
4 1/3 in. (11 cm.) high

Provenance

The Sporer Collection, New Jersey, acquired by 4 March 1973

Literature

Himalayan Art Resource (himalayanart.org), item no. 24064

Lot Essay

Saraswati, the "one with the lovely voice," is the goddess of music, literature, poetry and wisdom. She is a part of the trinity of Saraswati, Lakshmi and Parvati. All the three forms help the trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva to create, maintain and regenerate the universe respectively.

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