Three Maharashtra yellow brass figures of the four-armed Durga. 17th/19th century - image-1

Lot 538 Dα

Three Maharashtra yellow brass figures of the four-armed Durga. 17th/19th century

Auction 1080 - overview Cologne
09.12.2016, 11:00 - Asian Art - Indian Bronzes from the Günter Heil Collection / Japanese Art
Estimate: 500 € - 800 €
Result: 620 € (incl. premium)

Three Maharashtra yellow brass figures of the four-armed Durga. 17th/19th century

Three Maharashtra yellow brass figures of the four-armed Durga, all seated with the right foot pointing forward on a small base, a) holding khadga, trishula, damaru and a ball in her hands, her vahana, the lion, and five sculls at the base, b) holding khadga, pasha, darpana and ball, at the base her lion, and c) holding an unidentified object, trishula, damaru and kapala. 17th/19th century.
Height a) 8.4 cm; b) 10 cm; c) 7.6 cm

Provenance

Collection Günter Heil (1938-2014), Berlin

Literature

a) Published in: Mallebrein 1998, fig. 7