A Northeast Indian brass figure of Heruka. Pala style, 12th century - image-1
A Northeast Indian brass figure of Heruka. Pala style, 12th century - image-2
A Northeast Indian brass figure of Heruka. Pala style, 12th century - image-1A Northeast Indian brass figure of Heruka. Pala style, 12th century - image-2

Lot 2 Dα

A Northeast Indian brass figure of Heruka. Pala style, 12th century

Auction 1080 - overview Cologne
08.12.2016, 11:00 - Asian Art - Tibet/Nepal incl. Strebel Coll, Chinese Decorative Arts
Estimate: 10.000 € - 15.000 €
Result: 43.400 € (incl. premium)

A Northeast Indian brass figure of Heruka. Pala style, 12th century

A Northeast Indian finely modelled brass figure of Heruka, standing in dancing posture on a human figure reclining on a circular lotus base, holding a vajra, kapala and khatvanga, wearing a garland of severed heads and disk-shaped earrings and other jewellery inlayed with silver, the hair in a flame-shaped bun. Base open. Pala style, 12th century.
Height 11.4 cm

十二世紀 帕拉王朝時期 印度東北部風格 赫魯嘎立像
來源:德國慕尼黑私人收藏
錄入:烏爾裡希·馮·施羅德著(Ulrich von Schroeder)著,《Indo-Tibetan Bronzes》(印藏青铜器),香港 1981年,第285頁,圖版第70H號

Provenance

Private collection, Munich

Literature

Published and illustrated in: Ulrich von Schroeder, Indo-Tibetan Bronzes, Hong Kong 1981, p. 285, figure 70H