Lot 14 D α

A Maharashtra copper alloy figure of Hayagriva. Central India. 18tn/19th century

Auction 1235 - overview Cologne
08.12.2023, 11:30 - India/Southeast Asia, Tibet/Nepal, China, Korea and Japan
Estimate: 400 € - 600 €
Result: 756 € (incl. premium)

A Maharashtra copper alloy figure of Hayagriva. Central India. 18tn/19th century

Hayagriva, Vishnu as half man half horse, seated on a lotus above a square base, the right hand in mudra, the left hand holding a book, the subsidiary hands holding shanka and prayer beads.
Height 8.7 cm

Provenance

Private collection, Northwestern Germany, thence by family descent