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Lot 64 Dα

Three Bastar copper alloy figures. Central India, Chhattisgarh. 20th century

Auction 1092 - overview Cologne
09.06.2017, 11:00 - Indian, Southeast Asian and Japanese Art
Estimate: 200 € - 400 €
Result: 397 € (incl. premium)

Three Bastar copper alloy figures. Central India, Chhattisgarh. 20th century

Three Bastar copper alloy figures of a) a guardian deity on horseback with a sword, b) Mata Devi with two attributes, and c) a warrior with a shouldered weapon. Central India, Chhattisgarh. 20th century
Height a) 14.6 cm; b) 17.2 cm; c) 14.7 cm

Provenance

Collection of Günter Heil (1938-2014), Berlin

Literature

Compare: a) C. Mallebrein und J. Beltz, Elefanten, schaukelde Götter und Tänzer in Trance, Zürich 2012, fig. 149ff und 214ff; b) A. L. Dallapiccola, Kult und Alltag, Gelbguss in der Volkskunst Indiens, Heidelberg 1984, fig. 150ff; c) Cornelia Mallebrein, Die anderen Götter, Köln 1993, fig. 459