Two lingam containers, Southern India, Karnatka and two amulets - image-1

Lot 513 Dα

Two lingam containers, Southern India, Karnatka and two amulets

Auction 1136 - overview Cologne
08.06.2019, 11:30 - India/South East Asia, Tibet/Nepal
Estimate: 600 € - 700 €
Result: 806 € (incl. premium)

Two lingam containers, Southern India, Karnatka and two amulets

a) Of very small egg shape with side elements, Karnataka, b) of pointed egg shape, Bihar, c) of egg shape with two rectangular side elements, cotton string, Karnataka, and d) cylindrical with rounded ends and a silver loop-in-loop chain, Hyderabad. Weight: 220 g. (4)
Width a) 3.2 cm; b) 5.4 cm; c) 6.8 cm; d) 5.2 cm

Provenance

Private collection, Northern Germany

Literature

For b) and d) compare: Oppi Untracht, Traditional Jewelry of India, New York/London 1997, p. 126, fig. 216, for c) compare p. 133, fig. 233