Three Maharashtra/Karnataka folk bronzes. 19th century - image-1

Lot 568 Dα

Three Maharashtra/Karnataka folk bronzes. 19th century

Auction 1080 - overview Cologne
09.12.2016, 11:00 - Asian Art - Indian Bronzes from the Günter Heil Collection / Japanese Art
Estimate: 250 € - 350 €
Result: 868 € (incl. premium)

Three Maharashtra/Karnataka folk bronzes. 19th century

Three Maharashtra/Karnataka folk bronzes of a) the Mahadeo mountain with four of the Pandava brothers, offering posts and yoni linga, b) a similar Mahadeo mountain with devotees, and c) a reclining lion on a rectangular base, Mysore. 19th century. (3)
Height a) 4.3 cm; b) 3.8 cm; c) 5.6 cm

The Mahadeho representations originate from Satpura mountains in the border regions of Maharashtra/Madhya Pradesh.

Provenance

Collection Günter Heil (1938-2014), Berlin

Literature

Compare: a and b) Mallebrein 1993, fig. 372 and 373