Lot 17 Dα

A Gujarati/Rajasthani copper alloy shrine of Ambika. Dated 1501

A Gujarati/Rajasthani copper alloy shrine of Ambika, seated in lalitasana on a stepped openwork base, on her left leg one of her children, to her side another child, her foot placed on a lion, her hands holding a bunch of mango (amra), pasha and ankusha, above her crown a seated figure of Neminatha. Small silver inlays. Inscription at the back dated samvat 1558, in the light half of the month asarh (1501).
Height 14,8 cm