A Northeast Indian bronze figure of Shiva and Parvati. 14th/16th century - image-1

Lot 549 Dα

A Northeast Indian bronze figure of Shiva and Parvati. 14th/16th century

Auction 1080 - overview Cologne
09.12.2016, 11:00 - Asian Art - Indian Bronzes from the Günter Heil Collection / Japanese Art
Estimate: 800 € - 1.200 €

A Northeast Indian bronze figure of Shiva and Parvati. 14th/16th century

A Northeast Indian bronze figure of Shiva and Parvati, the couple seated within a lobed arch on a high base. Shiva with a small head above his left ear holds his right hand in abhaya mudra while his left embraces Parvati who is sitting on his thigh, in his other hands trishula and mriga, his head protected by a three-headed naga. 14th/16th century.
Height 18.1 cm

Provenance

Collection Günter Heil (1938-2014), Berlin