Two South Indian copper alloy four-armed female deities. 19th century - image-1

Lot 63 Dα

Two South Indian copper alloy four-armed female deities. 19th century

Auction 1092 - overview Cologne
09.06.2017, 11:00 - Indian, Southeast Asian and Japanese Art
Estimate: 300 € - 400 €
Result: 434 € (incl. premium)

Two South Indian copper alloy four-armed female deities. 19th century

Two South Indian copper alloy four-armed female deities, of a) a possibly Gujarati Tantric deity seated on a lotus, the right hand broken, the left hand placed on a club?, the upper hands held in mudra and with a yantra, nagas behind the ears and at the upper arms, and long hair strands at the back, and b) Rati, the consort of Kamadeva, standing with a sugar cane bow and a lotus bud. 19th century. (2)
Height a) 10.2 cm; b) 12.3 cm

Provenance

Collection of Günter Heil (1938-2014), Berlin