Two central Indian folk bronzes. 16th and 19th century - image-1

Lot 562 Dα

Two central Indian folk bronzes. 16th and 19th century

Auction 1080 - overview Cologne
09.12.2016, 11:00 - Asian Art - Indian Bronzes from the Günter Heil Collection / Japanese Art
Estimate: 300 € - 400 €
Result: 1.488 € (incl. premium)
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Two central Indian folk bronzes. 16th and 19th century

Two central Indian folk bronzes of a) a shrine with five four-armed Ganeshas (Pancha Ganesha), seated in lalitasana on a flat base, each in front of an arch, and b) four sadhus or kshetrapala on horseback. 16thand 19th century. (2)
Height a) 5 cm; b) 3.7 cm

Pancha Ganesha is a rare iconographic representation, common in stone, however almost unknown in bronze.

Provenance

Collection Günter Heil (1938-2014), Berlin

Literature

Compare: Mallebrein 1984, fig. 61