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NEPAL, 18TH CENTURY
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A BRONZE OIL LAMP
NEPAL, 18TH CENTURY
On conical foot, with squat gadrooned body rising to a flaring mouth, the handle worked as a naga sheltering Vishnu on Garuda, the oil tray decorated with Durgamahishamardini, her arms radiating around her body, each hand with the prescribed attributes, flanked by a pair of guardians
13 ¾ in. (35 cm.) high
NEPAL, 18TH CENTURY
On conical foot, with squat gadrooned body rising to a flaring mouth, the handle worked as a naga sheltering Vishnu on Garuda, the oil tray decorated with Durgamahishamardini, her arms radiating around her body, each hand with the prescribed attributes, flanked by a pair of guardians
13 ¾ in. (35 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired circa 1970.
Exhibited
Antique Fair, Palazzo Naverno, Turin, 1983
Brought to you by
Alexandra Cruden