An Orissa brass figure of Vishnu. 14th/16th century - image-1

Lot 551 Dα

An Orissa brass figure of Vishnu. 14th/16th century

Auction 1080 - overview Cologne
09.12.2016, 11:00 - Asian Art - Indian Bronzes from the Günter Heil Collection / Japanese Art
Estimate: 700 € - 1.000 €
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An Orissa brass figure of Vishnu. 14th/16th century

An Orissa brass figure of Vishnu standing on a tortoise (kacchapa), the main hands holding gada and padma (missing), the upper hands chakra and shankha, a garland (vanamala) is placed over his arms, a small devotee at the base. 14th/16th century.
Height 7.7 cm

Provenance

Collection Günter Heil (1938-2014), Berlin

Literature

Published in: Mallebrein 1998, fig. 28