Lot 25 D α

A Karnataka/Maharashtra copper alloy figure of a Nandi. Southern/Central India. 19th century

Auction 1235 - overview Cologne
08.12.2023, 11:30 - India/Southeast Asia, Tibet/Nepal, China, Korea and Japan
Estimate: 700 € - 900 €
Result: 630 € (incl. premium)

A Karnataka/Maharashtra copper alloy figure of a Nandi. Southern/Central India. 19th century

Formerly in three parts, the caparisoned animal standing with straight legs on a coiled naga, the spread-out serpent hood with a tiny single head on the top inserted into an eyelet at the back.
Height 33.3 cm

Provenance

Private collection, Northwestern Germany, thence by family descent

Literature

Cornelia Mallebrein, Die anderen Götter. Volks- und Stammesbronzen aus Indien, Cologne 1993, fig. on p. 162