A Nepalese carved wooden stele of Indra. 17th centruy - image-1
A Nepalese carved wooden stele of Indra. 17th centruy - image-2
A Nepalese carved wooden stele of Indra. 17th centruy - image-1A Nepalese carved wooden stele of Indra. 17th centruy - image-2

Lot 251 Dα

A Nepalese carved wooden stele of Indra. 17th centruy

Auction 1166 - overview Cologne
15.12.2020, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 1.000 € - 1.500 €
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A Nepalese carved wooden stele of Indra. 17th centruy

The four-armed king of the gods seated in dhyanasana on his recumbent elephant Airavata, backed by an flaming nimbus and aureole, his primary hands held in varada and vitarka mudra the finely modeled body clad in a closely fitted dhoti and sash, adorned with an headdress and earrings. Remains of pigments.
Height 25.5 cm

Provenance

Private collection, Aachen, Germany, acquired at Lempertz, Cologne, 10./11.6.1983, lot 838, and thence by descent. With old incoice.