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NEPAL, LICCHAVI PERIOD, 9TH CENTURY OR LATER
Details
A GILT-COPPER FIGURE OF SADASHIVA
NEPAL, LICCHAVI PERIOD, 9TH CENTURY OR LATER
Seated with legs crossed with the right hand extended with palm facing out and the left by his side with palm facing down, adorned with several coiled snakes and a garland of severed heads and wrapped with an elephant skin, the four faces each centered with a third eye and surmounted by a foliate tiara
2 ½ in. (6.4 cm.) high
NEPAL, LICCHAVI PERIOD, 9TH CENTURY OR LATER
Seated with legs crossed with the right hand extended with palm facing out and the left by his side with palm facing down, adorned with several coiled snakes and a garland of severed heads and wrapped with an elephant skin, the four faces each centered with a third eye and surmounted by a foliate tiara
2 ½ in. (6.4 cm.) high
Provenance
The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago, acquired prior to 1990.
Brought to you by
Vicki Paloympis