Three South Indian copper alloy figures. 18th/19th century - image-1

Lot 59 Dα

Three South Indian copper alloy figures. 18th/19th century

Auction 1092 - overview Cologne
09.06.2017, 11:00 - Indian, Southeast Asian and Japanese Art
Estimate: 300 € - 400 €
Result: 372 € (incl. premium)

Three South Indian copper alloy figures. 18th/19th century

Three South Indian copper alloy figures of a) Maharishi Agastya, seated with legs crossed and yogapatta band on a tortoise, both hands in abhaya mudra, to his left a water pot, b) a deity, seated with legs crossed on a double lotus, the hands in mudra, in front of an ornamental arch, and c) Narada, one of the seven sages (saptarishi), kneeling on a tortoise with balls on its carapace, the right hand in vitarka mudra, and a vina in the left hand. 18th/19th century. (3)
Height a) 5.5 cm; b) 7.2 cm; c) 7.1 cm

Provenance

Collection of Günter Heil (1938-2014), Berlin