Lot 610 D α

A Bengali bronze figure of a four-armed male deity. 19th century

Auction 1080 - overview Cologne
09.12.2016, 11:00 - Asian Art - Indian Bronzes from the Günter Heil Collection / Japanese Art
Estimate: 2.000 € - 4.000 €
Result: 2.480 € (incl. premium)

A Bengali bronze figure of a four-armed male deity. 19th century

A Bengali bronze figure of a four-armed male deity, standing on a plinth inserted into a separately cast base, the upper hands in mudra, the naked body clad in a loin cloth and an ornamental belt. The formerly inlaid eyes now filled with red pigment. 19th century.
Height 42.5 cm

Provenance

Private property, Berlin, probably acquired in India in the 1960s, thence by descent