Lot 280
  • 280

A Copper Alloy Figure Depicting Sadashiva Pativrata

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description

  • Consort of Sadashiva
  • Copper alloy with silver inlay
  • Height: 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm)

Provenance

Acquired by the current owner in the early 1970s

Exhibited

Gods and Goddesses in India, Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, December 1, 1984 — April 12, 1985

Change and Continuity: Folk and Tribal Art of India, Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, January 31 — March 28, 2004

Literature

B. Dursum, Change and Continuity: Folk and Tribal Art of India, Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, 2004, p. 27, no. 35

Condition

Wear and accretion overall. Some losses to inlaid stones in eyes and jewelry. Hole at front of base, as visible in catalogue illustration. Scattered areas of oxidization. Some losses to upper head, including proper left earring.
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