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A COPPER ALLOY PLAQUE WITH SILVER INLAY DEPICTING VAJRASATTVA KASHMIR OR SWAT VALLEY, 8TH/9TH CENTURY |
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Height 9.5 cm
the bodhisattva seated in yogic posture on a dais supported with elephants with trunks facing forward, adorned with crown and jewels, the left eye with silver inlay, the right now missing, and holding a vajra cradled in his principal right hand and a ghanta at waist level in his left, his second left arm bearing a bow held high in the air while the second right arm suspends the end of an arrow downward, surrounded by an aureole of four offering devis that encompass a decorated halo Himalayan Art Resources item no. 13618.
Provenance
Acquired between 1959-2005.
Condition
With overall wear, accretion and abrasion throughout, consistent with age and ritual use. Loss to lower right corner of the base as visible in illustration. Silver inlay now missing from proper right eye.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Compare to a similar sculpture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, see Pratapaditya Pal, Bronzes of Kashmir, Graz, 1975, p. 206, cat. 79. Also compare to another Vajrasattva located in the New Delhi Museum cited in the article by R.P. Mohapatra, "The four-armed Vajrasattva Images from Kashmir," in Kala: Journal of the Indian Art History Congress, III 1996-97, p. 67-68, figs. 52-53. Several examples of this iconography can be found in the forthcoming book by Rob Linrothe, Reenchantment: Masterworks of Sculpture in Village Temples of Bihar and Odisha. New Delhi: Studio Orientalia.