A Karnataka copper alloy figure of Maharishi Agastya. Southern India. 18th/19th century - image-1
A Karnataka copper alloy figure of Maharishi Agastya. Southern India. 18th/19th century - image-2
A Karnataka copper alloy figure of Maharishi Agastya. Southern India. 18th/19th century - image-3
A Karnataka copper alloy figure of Maharishi Agastya. Southern India. 18th/19th century - image-1A Karnataka copper alloy figure of Maharishi Agastya. Southern India. 18th/19th century - image-2A Karnataka copper alloy figure of Maharishi Agastya. Southern India. 18th/19th century - image-3

Lot 10 Dα

A Karnataka copper alloy figure of Maharishi Agastya. Southern India. 18th/19th century

Auction 1235 - overview Cologne
08.12.2023, 11:30 - India/Southeast Asia, Tibet/Nepal, China, Korea and Japan
Estimate: 500 € - 700 €
Result: 882 € (incl. premium)

A Karnataka copper alloy figure of Maharishi Agastya. Southern India. 18th/19th century

The sage sits with legs crossed and held together by a yogapatta on a tortoise above a rectangular base, both hands are held forward in mudra.
Height 7.3 cm

Provenance

Private collection, Northwestern Germany, thence by family descent