Two Orissa copper alloy figures. 16th/17th century - image-1

Lot 552 Dα

Two Orissa copper alloy figures. 16th/17th century

Auction 1080 - overview Cologne
09.12.2016, 11:00 - Asian Art - Indian Bronzes from the Günter Heil Collection / Japanese Art
Estimate: 500 € - 700 €
Result: 496 € (incl. premium)

Two Orissa copper alloy figures. 16th/17th century

Two Orissa copper alloy figures of a) Devi, standing in so-called tribhanga on a lotus with a beaded rim, the right hand is raised, the left hand holds a lotus, and b) Bala Krishna as a kneeling boy with a ball of butter in his left hand. 16th/17th century. (2)
Height a) 10.4 cm; b) 6.8 cm

Provenance

Sammlung Günter Heil (1938-2014), Berlin

Literature

b) Published in: Mallebrein 1998, fig. 7 and 31