Lot 22 D α

A Maharashtra/Madhya Pradesh copper alloy figure of Bhairava. Central India. 19th/20th century

Auction 1235 - overview Cologne
08.12.2023, 11:30 - India/Southeast Asia, Tibet/Nepal, China, Korea and Japan
Estimate: 250 € - 350 €
Result: 378 € (incl. premium)

A Maharashtra/Madhya Pradesh copper alloy figure of Bhairava. Central India. 19th/20th century

Standing on a four-legged pedestal, holding a walking stick and a skull bowl in his hands, on his right his black dog, in front of him naga, yoni lingam, Nandi, pancha panda, sun and moon and a pair of feet (paduka).
Height 14.2 cm

Provenance

Private collection, Northwestern Germany, thence by family descent